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CT 43, 002 (P313292)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313292 |
| Museum no. | BM 072766 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 |
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 | a-na {d}amar-utu-mu-sza-lim | to Marduk-mušallim |
| 2 | {disz}{d}amar-utu-la-ma-sa3-szu | Marduk-lamassašu |
| 3 | u3 {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim | and Sîn-bel-aplim |
| 4 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 5 | um-ma am-mi-s,a-du#-qa2-ma | Thus Ammī-ṣaduqa: |
| 6 | ki-ma x-x-da#-ga-al sa-am#-ha-ru-u2 | Like ... they are scattered. |
| 7 | u3 ka-asz#-ti#-il i x x x nu | and the kaštīl-vessel ... |
| 8 | pa-ni 1(disz) _li_ 5(disz) _me erin2_ sa-am-ha-ri-i x x x x i | in total: 1,500 troops of Samḫarî ... |
| 9 | a-na _ab2 gu4 hi-a u8 udu hi-a_ sza er-s,e-et zimbir#{ki}-ia-ah-<ru>-rum | for cattle, oxen, sheep and goats of the territory of Sippar-Yaḫ-rum |
| 10 | sza-ha-t,i-im a-na li-ib-bu ma-tim i-bi-ru-nim | (Sum) The šaḫaṭīm-demon entered the heart of the land (Akk) They crossed over the border of the country |
| 11 | _dub-sar erin2_ sza _an-za-gar3_ sza _i7_ idigna i-hi-t,a2-am-ma | the scribe of the troops of the tower of the Tigris ditched out and |
| 12 | isz-pu-ra-am | he wrote to me |
| 13 | a-wa-tum szi-i lu ki-it-tum lu ti-di-a asz-tap-ra-ak#-[ku-nu-szi-im?] | I have sent to you this word, whether true or false. |
| 14 | _abul_ a-di {d}utu la isz-qa2-a-am la ip-pe2-et-ti | the city wall until Šamaš has not been raised, has not opened |
| 15 | _erin2_ wa-s,i-tum la u2-us,-s,i | the troops in charge did not go out, |
| 16 | ma-as,-sa-ra-a-tum lu du-un-nu-na | May the guards be strong! |
| 17 | _lu2_ x ha nim i-na _bad3_ la u2-ur-ra-ad | a man ... ... in the wall shall not return. |
| 18 | szu-up-ra | send! |
| 19 | _ab2 gu4 hi-a_ u3 _u8 udu hi-a_ | cattle and sheep and goats |
| 20 | sza# i-na er-s,e-et zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru#-[rum] | which in the territory of Sippar-Yaḫrum |
| 21 | [i]-sza-hi-[t,u2] | they shall cut off |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ar-hi-isz a-na _sza3_ ma-tim li-is-su2#-[hu] | quickly into the land may they release. |
| 2 | _erin2 lu2 kur2_ la i-ka-asz-sza-x-[x] | the troops of a foreigner shall not ... |
| 3 | u3 lu!(KU) nu-uk-ku-da-tu-nu-ma# | And if you are weak, |
| 4 | a-na pi2-ha-at a-lim na-s,a-ri-im | to the responsibility of the city of the guard |
| 5 | la te-eg-gi-a | do not turn back! |
| 6 | _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 16 |
| 7 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan-a-ni szu silim-ma ab-di-di-e-de3-a {d}za-ba4-ba4 {d}inanna-bi-da-asz_ | year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, a statue of himself made of well-being was to be erected. Zababa and Inanna-bidaš |
Sources & licences
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