BE 06/1, 032 (P257652)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BE 06/1, 032 |
|---|---|
| ID | P257652 |
| Museum no. | CBS 00087 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
By Guidi, Carlo · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 3 qu of oil |
| obverse 2 | received by |
| obverse 3 | Ali-talīmī |
| obverse 4 | from Līšer-sippar. |
| obverse 5 | When you come, |
| obverse 6 | I shall pay you the silver; |
| reverse 1 | immediately (lit. do not hold (it) back), |
| reverse 2 | route to Uqnī(an)tum. |
| reverse 3 | The month of Kinum, the day 10 |
| reverse 4 | (of) the year "The earth of Sippar |
| reverse 5 | was heaped up". |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _3(asz) sila3 i3-gisz_ | |
| 2 | _szu-ti-a_ | |
| 3 | {disz}a-li2-ta-li-mi | |
| 4 | _ki_ li-sze-er-_ud-kib-nun{ki}_ | |
| 5 | i-na a-la-ki-ka | |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ lu-usz-qu2-la-ku | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la ta-ka-la | |
| 2 | _gir3_ uq-ni-AN?-tum | |
| 3 | _iti_ ki-nu-nu _u4 1(u)-kam_ | |
| 4 | _mu sahar zimbir{ki}_ | |
| 5 | isz-sza-ap-ku | |
| seal | ||
| 1 | al-ta-li-mi | |
| 2 | _dumu_ bur-_{d}iszkur_ | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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