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CT 43, 084 & CT 52, 188 (P313374)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 084 & CT 52, 188 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313374 |
| Museum no. | BM 016845 & BM 016845A |
| 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)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| envelope | ||
| 1 | a-na _dumu-mesz# [...] dumu {d}marduk_-na#-[s,i-ir] | to the sons of ..., son of Marduk-nāṣir |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _dumu-mesz_ ib-ni-_{d}suen_ | to the sons of Ibni-Sîn |
| 2 | _dumu {d}marduk_-na-s,i-ir | son of Marduk-naṣir |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma _{d}suen_-i-qi2-sza-am-ma | thus Sîn-iqišam: |
| 5 | i-na t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia | on the tablet of my lord |
| 6 | asz-szum pa-ni _u8-udu-hi-a_ sza te-re-hu-u2 s,a-ba-tim# | Concerning the face of the sheep, which are to be gathered, |
| 7 | u3 ka-ni-ka-at _u8-udu-hi-a_ | and the guarantee of sheep |
| 8 | sza a-na s,i-i-tim tu-sze-s,u2-u2 | which you brought in to the future, |
| 9 | le-qe2-A-em-ma | take, and |
| 10 | a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ a-la-ki-im | to Babylon I went. |
| 11 | isz#-sza-ap-ra-ak-kum | has written to you |
| 12 | t,up#-pi2 be-li2-ia sza isz-sza-ap-ra-ak-kum | The tablet of my lord that he sent to you |
| 13 | 1(disz) _na#-asz-bar_ il-qi2-a-am-ma | 1 našbar-garment he took, and |
| 14 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ka it-ta-al-kam | He has come to you. |
| 15 | ki-ma i-na t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia | according to the tablet of my lord |
| 16 | isz-sza-ap-ra-ak-kum | has written to you |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pa-ni _u8-udu-hi-a_ sza te-re-hu-u2 | the face of the sheep that they brought |
| 2 | s,a-ab-tam | seized |
| 3 | u3 ka#-ni-ka-at _u8-udu-hi-a_ | and the guarantee of sheep |
| 4 | sza a-na s,i-i-tim tu-sze-s,u2-u2 | which you brought in to the future, |
| 5 | li-qi2-a-am-ma | may he take, and |
| 6 | i-na _iti ziz2#-a u4 2(u) kam_ | in the month of Addaru, the day 20 |
| 7 | a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ si2-in-qa2-am | to Babylon a good thing |
| 8 | 1(disz) _udu-nita2_ ma-t,u2-u2 a-na pa-ni la <i>-pa-ri-ik | 1 ram is missing; he should not be negligent. |
| 9 | a-na a-da-an isz-sza-ap-ra-ak-kum | to give, he wrote to you. |
| 10 | tu-la-ba-da-am-ma | you will bring, and |
| 11 | pa-nu-ka u2-ul ib-ba-ab#-ba-lu | Your face will not be covered. |
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