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MDP 28, 416 (P524483)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Susa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MDP 28, 416 |
|---|---|
| ID | P524483 |
| 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 | _e2 du3-a_ i-s,u2 u3 ma-du | a built-up house, a wall, and much |
| 2 | _da_ be-el-szu-nu u3 e?-li#?-[...] | with their lord and ... |
| 3 | is-qa-at be-el-ta-ni u3 {d}suen-i-din#-[nam] | received by Bēltani and Sîn-iddinam. |
| 4 | _ki_ be-el-ta-ni | with Bēltani |
| 5 | {disz}pi-la-ak-ku i-sza3-am | Pilakku is with him. |
| 6 | a-na szi2-mi-szu ga-am-ru-ti | for his complete destiny |
| 7 | _1(u) 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-qu2-ul | 16 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 8 | a-na du-ur2 u3 pa-la | to the threshing floor and the courtyard |
| 9 | a-na sze-er sze-er-ri | to the morning and evening |
| 10 | a-na ba-aq-ri u3 ru-gi-ma-ni | to Baqru and Rugimanu |
| 11 | {disz}be-el-ta-ni a-na pi-la-ak-ki iz-za-az | Bēltani stood for the scepter. |
| 12 | u2-ul ip-t,i3-ru u2-ul ma-za-za-nu | They did not release (them), they were not present. |
| 13 | szi2-mu ga-am-ru-tu | a favorable fate |
| 14 | ki-ma a-bu-um a-na ma-ri i-sza3-mu-ma i-na-di-[nu] | like a father to a son they will ask and give. |
| 15 | {disz}pi-la-ak-ku i-na ki-de-en {d}|MUSZ3.EREN| | Pilakku in the place of the snake |
| 16 | a-na da-ra-ti i-sza3-am | for eternity he will live. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _e2 du3-a_ an-nu-u2 ib-ba-qa-ar-ma | this built house shall be destroyed, and |
| 2 | i-na mi-im-ma sza3 i-szu-u2 | from whatever he has |
| 3 | u3 i-ra-asz-szu-u2 | and he shall bear |
| 4 | _{gesz}gag_ sza3 pi-la-ak-ki mah-s,a-at | The door of your opening is high. |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ {d}|MUSZ3.EREN| | before Šamaš, before Enlil |
| 6 | _igi_ wa-<ar>-di-ia _igi_ a-bu-um-i3-li2 | before Wārdiya, before Abum-ili |
| 7 | _igi_ da-qi2-ia _dumu_ a-[ni-ih]-szu-[szi2] | before Daqiya, son of Anishushi |
| 8 | _igi_ zi-iz-zi-ia _dumu-<munus>_ a-bu-um-i3-li2 | before Zizziya, daughter of Abum-ilī |
| 9 | _igi_ ig-mil-sin _igi_ is,-ru?-[pa?-an?-ni?] | before Igmil-sin, before Iṣrupanni? |
| 10 | _igi_ ib-ni-szu _igi_ [...]-ri?-[...] | before Ibnīšu, before ... |
| 11 | _igi_ [...] | before ... |
| 12 | _igi_ 1(u) 1(disz)? ab-ba_ an-nu-ti | before 11(?) abba priests, these |
| 13 | _mu_ ta-an-nu-li [u3 te]-em-ti-ha:a-ki it#-mu# | The year "Tannulu and Temtihāya will die." |
| 14 | sza3 ib-ba-la-ka-tu ri-ta-szu u3 li-sza3-szu | (Sum) The heart of the one who carries (this tablet) off (Akk) His heart, his hand, and his heart |
| 15 | i-na-ki-su2 ki-de#-[en] {d}|MUSZ3.EREN| il-pu-ut | he cut off, the cult place of the snake he built. |
| 16 | _6(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-qu2-ul | 6 minas of silver he weighed out |
Sources & licences
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