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CT 45, 122 (P285808)
Prayer, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 45, 122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285808 |
| Museum no. | BM 080832 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 | di-in-ka# u3 di-[i]-ni# | Your case and our case |
| 2 | {d}marduk li-di-in | May Marduk give. |
| 3 | {disz}ba-asz-ti-i mu-sa-ap-pi2-ih-ta | Baštî, the one who removes |
| 4 | it-ti-ka te-el-qi2-ma | you took with you, and |
| 5 | i-si-im-ma-na-am u2-sa-ap-pi2-ih | Isimmanam he smote. |
| 6 | u3 ki-sza-ad-ka ka-aq-qa2-ra#-am | and your territory is a field |
| 7 | usz-ta-ak-szi-id-ma# | he set up, and |
| 8 | ma-an-na-szi a-wi-il-tum | Who is this man? |
| 9 | sza it-ti-ka te-el-qu2-u2-szi# | that you took with you |
| 10 | u3 an-ni-ki-a-am _{lu2}azlag2 zu2-kesz2_ | and this, the smith of nails, |
| 11 | ma-ru-sza ri-szi-ka | Arruša, your sister, |
| 12 | it-ta-szi | has taken |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ka-ap-tu-ka-am sza _siki_ | your lips of wool |
| 2 | sza a-na u2-ur _e2_ a-wi-lim | that against the house of a man |
| 3 | tu-sze-lu-u2 it-ba-al-ma | he sat down, and |
| 4 | _siki_ a-na _ninda_ u3 ti-na-ti-im | wool for bread and tinatum |
| 5 | u2-sa-ap-pi2-ih | he smote. |
| 6 | um-mu i-na ma-ah-ri-ka u3 ma-ru | My mother before you and before you |
| 7 | i-na ma-ah-ri-ia uh2-ta-li-qu2-[u2]-ma | they fell before me, and |
| 8 | u3 szu _{lu2}azlag2 zu2-kesz2_-ma | and Hand of the Craftsman is bound, and |
| 9 | _siki_ {disz}asz-szum-{d}marduk-ba-sza-ku | wool of Aššim-Marduk-bašakku, |
| 10 | id-di-<<na>>-nam asz-szum-{d}marduk-ba-sza-ku | Ašum-Marduk-bašaku |
| 11 | szu in pi2-ma li-iq-bi-ma | may he say in the mouth, and |
| 12 | x GA ab ba x [x] x | ... ... |
| 13 | ar-hi-isz su-un#-[x x (x)] | quickly ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | _siki_ la i-ha-al-li-qa2 | the wool shall not be lost. |
Sources & licences
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