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MDP 28, 425 (P524491)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Susa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MDP 28, 425 |
|---|---|
| ID | P524491 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | pu-zu-zu u3 ib-ni-er3-ra | Puzuzu and Ibni-Erra |
| 2 | at-hu-u3 i-na _nig2-gur11_ | from the property |
| 3 | sza3 pu-zu-zu ib-ni-er3-ra | The heart of Ibni-Erra, |
| 4 | i-s,a-am u3 ma#-da#-am | Iṣam and the land |
| 5 | i-ra-szi2 i-na _nig2-gur11_ | from the property |
| 6 | sza3 ib-ni-er3-ra | in Ibni-Erra |
| 7 | pu-zu-zu i-s,a-am u3 ma-da-am | “Your mouth is thirsty and the land is barren. |
| 8 | i#-ra-szi2 pu-zu-zu | he loves(?) your mouth |
| 9 | _[nig2]-gur11# ku3-babbar_ li-ir-szi-ma | the property of silver may he bring and |
| 10 | [ib]-ni-er3-ra i-za-as-sum2# | Ibni-Erra shall give |
| 11 | [ib-ni]-er3-ra _nig2-gur11 ku3-babbar_ | Ibni-Erra the property of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li#-ir-szi2-ma pu-zu-zu | May he be at peace with you. |
| 2 | i-za-as-sum2 | he shall pay. |
| 3 | ah-ma-ha-am | Ah-maḫam |
| 4 | i-qa-bi-ru _igi_ {d}|MUSZ3#.EREN#| | they say before a snake |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ {d}ne3-eri11-gal | before Šamaš, before Nergal |
| 6 | _igi_ e-te-el-pi-sza | before Etel-piša |
| 7 | _1(u) gin2 ku3-<babbar>_ ib-ni-er3-ra | 10 shekels of silver he imposed upon him. |
| 8 | a-na pu-zu-zu _a-sza3_ a-szi2-mi | to Puzuzu the field of Ašimu |
| 9 | i-di-nu-ma at-hu-su2 | they gave, and his brother |
| 10 | i-ra-am pu-zu-zu | “He is the one who loves to know.’ |
| 11 | a-wi-lu-um a-na a-wi-li-[im] | A man to a man |
| 12 | u3-ul a-hi at-ta | You are not my brother! |
| 13 | i-qa-bu-ma _1(u) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | they say, and 10 minas of silver |
| 14 | _i3-la2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [ri]-ta-szu u3 li-sza-szu i-na-ki-su2 | his limbs and his liver they shall cut off |
| 2 | [_mu_] szi2#-ir-uk-tu3-uh _in-pa3-da-mesz_ | they have sworn by the name Širuktuh. |
Sources & licences
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