Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
tablet obverse 1. _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na isz-ka-ri#-[im] ts: ḫamšat ikû eqlum ina iškarim en: A field of 5 IKU in the Iškarum (irrigation district) 2. i-ta _a-sza3_ ku?-hu-um ts: ita eqel kuḫum en: adjacent to the field of Kuḫum 3. u3 i-ta be-la-kum ts: u ita bēlakum en: and adjacent to (the property of) Bēlakum, 4. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na sza-lu-ta-nim# ts: šalāšat ikû eqlum ina šalutanim en: a field of 3 IKU in Šalutānum 5. i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-mesz_ sin-dingir ts: ita eqel mārī sîn-ilī en: adjacent to the field of Sîn-ilī’s sons 6. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ akszak{ki}-ia ts: u ita eqel akšakya en: and adjacent to the field of Akšakya, 7. _7(disz) u8-hi-a 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2_ sza hal-hal-la{ki} ts: sebe laḫrū mišil mušar ḫamšat šiqil bītum ša ḫalḫalla en: 7 ewes, an house of 35 shekels in (lit. of) Ḫalḫalla; 8. mi-im-ma an-ni-im ts: mimma annim en: all this 9. {disz}akszak{ki}-ia a-na be-el-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu ts: akšakya ana bēltani nadīt šamaš en: Akšakya to Bēltani nadītu of Šamaš 10. _dumu-munus_ er-s,e-ti-ia i-di-in ts: mārat erṣetīya i(d)din en: daughter of Erṣetīya has bequeathed. 11. {disz}ri-isz-{d}utu u3 sin-ta-ia-ar ts: rīš-šamaš u sîn-tayār en: (If to) Rīš-šamaš and Sîn-tayār 12. a-hu-sza u2-ul a-hu-ia ts: a(ḫ)ḫūša ul a(ḫ)ḫūya en: her brothers: "Not my brothers 13. at-tu-nu i-qa2-ab-bi-ma ts: attunu iqabbīma en: you are!" (Bēltani) says, 14. mi-im-ma an-ni-im ts: mimma annim en: everything 15. u2-ul i-na-di-szi-im ts: ul ina(d)di(š)šim en: (Akšakya) will not give to her. reverse 1. _igi_ {d}i-ku-nim ts: maḫar ikunim en: Before Ikunim; 2. _igi_ {d}utu-dingir! ra-bi-<a>-nu-um ts: maḫar šamaš-ilī rabiānum en: before Šamaš-ilī, the mayor; 3. _igi_ er3-ra-na-da ts: maḫar erra-nada en: before Erra-nada; 4. _igi_ akszak-na-s,ir ts: maḫar akšak-nāṣir en: before Akšak-nāṣir; 5. _igi_ sza-ma-ia-tum ts: maḫar šamayatum en: before Šamayatum; 6. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu ts: maḫar nabi-šamaš en: before Nabi-šamaš; 7. _igi_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu ts: maḫar warad-amurru en: before Warad-amurru; 8. _igi_ i-din-{d}mar-tu ts: maḫar i(d)din-amurru en: before Iddin-amurru; 9. _igi_ sin-APIN-ti? ts: maḫar sîn-ērišti en: before Sîn-ērišti; 10. _igi_ ta-ri-bi-um ts: maḫar taribium en: before Taribium; 11. _igi_ x-ni#?-i#?-szi# x [x?] ts: maḫar ... en: before ... rest broken