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CT 43, 125 & CT 52, 195 (P313415)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 125 & CT 52, 195 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313415 |
| Museum no. | BM 114392 & BM 114392A |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-bi-a-ha-ar | to Abi-ahar |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ia-ku-un-a-szar-ma | Yakun-ašar speaks thus: |
| 4 | sza-at-ta-am | a year |
| 5 | a-na sza-at-ti-im | for eternity |
| 6 | na-am-da-at-ta-szu-nu | their fate |
| 7 | e-be2-t,u2-um-ma | it is the ebēṭum |
| 8 | i-bi-it, | he smote |
| 9 | qa2-ta-am sza sza-ad-da-aq-di-im | Hand of a Šaddaqdim |
| 10 | u3 sza-lu-usz-sza-ni | and Šalluššani |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-am li-im-di-du | may he measure out the barley |
| 2 | a-wi-le-e | a man |
| 3 | la tu-da-ab-ba-ab | do not seize him! |
| 1 | [a]-na# a-bi-a-ha-ar | to Abi-ahar |
| 2 | [x x] sza-da-aq-di-im ta#-ah-bu-ul-szu-nu-ti-ma | ... you destroyed them, and |
| 3 | i-na bi-ti-ka sze-am u2-sze-s,i-a-am-ma | In your house I will bring the barley, and |
| 4 | [u2]-ul ad-di-szu-nu-szi-i-im | I did not give them. |
| 5 | [x x x x] a#-na# mi#-nim ta-ha-ba-al-szu-nu-ti | ... what are you plotting against them? |
| seal | ||
| 1 | ia-ku-un-a-szar | Yakun-Ašar |
| 2 | _dumu_ be-le-[x] | son of Bēle- |
| 3 | _ir3 {d}mar-tu_ | of the god Amurru |
Sources & licences
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