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MDP 23, 285 (P524364)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Susa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MDP 23, 285 |
|---|---|
| ID | P524364 |
| Museum no. | NMI BK — ? |
| Collection | National Museum, Tehran, Iran |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Susa (mod. Shush) |
| Coordinates | 32.1895, 48.2569 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}{d}|MUSZ3.EREN|-sze-mi | Mušezib-šeme |
| 2 | pi-szu ba-al-t,u2 | Released by Balṭu. |
| 3 | sza3-ap#-ta-szu ba-al-t,u2 | his intestines are well. |
| 4 | i-na pa-ni szi2-im-ti-szu | in front of his fate |
| 5 | _nig2-gur11_-szu _iri{ki}_-szu u3 s,e-er-szu | his property, his city, and his flock |
| 6 | _a-sza3 e2 du3-a_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ | a field, a built house, and a garden |
| 7 | _a-sza3 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta-a numun bala 3(disz)-kam_ | field: 1 barig 4 ban2 each, seed, 3rd bala; |
| 8 | sza3 it-ti {munus}te-pi-ir-ti | with Tepirtu |
| 9 | u3 {munus}{d}|MUSZ3.EREN|-na-da i-ka-lu | and a female kid they shall eat. |
| 10 | i-na pa-ni szi2-im-ti-szu | in front of his fate |
| 11 | ki-ir-ba-na sza3 pa-ni u3 wa-ar-ki | his kiʾrbana, the heart of the face and the back |
| 12 | ih-pi-ma | he broke, and |
| 13 | a-na {munus}na-ru-ub-ti ma-ar-ti-szu | to his daughter-in-law a scepter |
| 14 | id-di-isz-szi2 | he gave her. |
| 15 | ba-al-t,a2-ku-ma a-ka-la ta#-[na]-di#-na | I am ill, and you will give me food. |
| 16 | mi-ta-ku-ma ki-is-pa ta-ka-si2#-[pa] | I am afraid, and you crush the kišpa-flour. |
| 17 | i-na ap-li te-bi | in the open country |
| 18 | sza3 u2-ul ma-ar-tu at-ti# | The heart is not mine, you |
| 19 | i-qa-ab-bu-u2 | they say |
| 20 | a#-na me-e i-la-ak | to water he will go |
| 21 | [a-na] me-e lu-li-i | to water let me drink |
| 22 | [{d}sza3-zi] qa2#-aq#-qa2#-su2# | Šazid is his head |
| 23 | [li-im-ha-as,] | may he smash. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] x x x [...] | |
| 2' | [_igi_] ta-ak-[...] _dumu_ a-hi-[...] | before Tak-..., son of Ahi-... |
| 3' | [_igi_] a-bu-t,a2-ab#? _dumu#_ ra-bi-{d}|MUSZ3.EREN| | before Abu-ṭāb, son of Rabi-MUŠEREN |
| 4' | _igi#_ a-qa-li-ia _dumu#_ x-x-x | before Aqaliya, son of ... |
| 5' | _igi_ hu-um-ba-an-[...] _dumu#-munus#_ sze-li-bu | before Humban-..., daughter of Selebu |
| 6' | _igi_ ri-im-ku-ri-isz _dumu_ um-mi-ru-qa#-at# | before Rimkurish, son of Ummiruqat |
| 7' | _igi_ a-bi-ma _dumu_ {d}e2-a-da#-mi-iq# | before Abima, son of Ea-damiq |
| 8' | _igi_ szu-u2-ma-a-a _dumu#_ ku#-ka-x#-da#-szi# | before Šumaya, son of Kukka-x-daši |
| 9' | _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-sze-mi na-ga-ru | before Ninshubur-šeme, the herald |
| 10' | [_igi_] {munus}um#-mi-ru-qa-at | before Ummi-ruqat |
| 11' | [_igi_] {munus}ta-ag-mi-la-an-ni | before Tagmilanni |
| 12' | [_igi_] {munus}zi-ha-tu | before Zihatu |
| 13' | _igi_ {munus}{d}e2-a-du-um-qi2-isz-ta-ri-tu | before Ea-dumqīš-taritu |
| 14' | _igi_ {d}kab-ta-na-s,ir _dub-sar#_ | before Kabtanaṣir, scribe |
| 15' | _igi 1(u) 9(disz) ab-ba-mesz_ an-nu-ti | Witness: 19 scribes. |
| 16' | _mu_ {d}|MUSZ3.EREN| {d}isz-me-ka-ra-ab | the year: “MUŠ.E.REN, Ishme-karāb, |
| 17' | sza3 ib-ba-la-ka-tu | that he shall carry off |
| 18' | ri-it-ta-szu u3 li-sza3-szu | his hand and his heart |
| 19' | i#-na-ki-su2 | they shall cut off |
| 20' | _4(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_ | 4 minas of silver he shall weigh out. |
| 21' | u3 ki-de-en {d}|MUSZ3.EREN| | and the place of the snake |
| 22' | il-pu-ut | he performed. |
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