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CT 44, 52 (P345557)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 44, 52 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345557 |
| Museum no. | BM 078431 |
| 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# be-li2-ia | to my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma szu-mu-un-li-ib-szi-ma | Šumun-libši speaks thus: |
| 4 | isz-tu ar-ki be-li2-ia ka-ta | From the mouth of my lord |
| 5 | a-na _zimbir{ki}_ a-al-li-ka | to Sippar I went. |
| 6 | a-di be-li2 i-na _zimbir{ki}_ asz-bu | as long as my lord lives in Sippar |
| 7 | e-ma be-li2 i-sza-ap-pa-ra-an-ni | Wherever my lord sends me, |
| 8 | a-al-la-ak-ma ru-HI!-ti a-al-lu-ut | I go, and the ruḫītu-demons I run. |
| 9 | i-nu-ma be-li2 a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki#}_ a-na ba-la-t,i-im | when my lord to Babylon for life |
| 10 | asz-szu ar-ki be-li2-ia ka-ta a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ | because after my lord my mouth to Babylon |
| 11 | a-la-ki-im a-na be-li2-ia aq-bi | I will go and speak to my lord. |
| 12 | be-li2 a-an-na-am i-pu-la-an-ni-ma | “My lord, what has he done to me? |
| 13 | ma-har _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ a-na be-li2-ia ak-ru-ub | before Šamaš and Marduk I prayed to my lord. |
| 14 | ar-ki be-li2-ia iq-qa2-ab#-bi#-a-am | after my lord has said to me |
| 15 | isz-tu [...] | From |
| 16 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ri-qu2-ti-ia asz-ba#-ku-ma | I sat down in my womb, and |
| 2 | i-ga-ra-tim i-te-ne2-em-mi-id# | he will measure out the deficits. |
| 3 | asz-szum a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ at-lu-ki-ia | Because I went to Babylon, |
| 4 | a-di esz-ri-szu a-na be-li2-ia | to my lord, as long as he lives. |
| 5 | asz-pu-ra-am-ma t,e-mu u2-ul isz-sza | I wrote to you, but there was no report. |
| 6 | u3 a-na a-ma-ar be-li2-ia | and to see my lord |
| 7 | a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ u2-ul# | to Babylon he shall not |
| 8 | at-ta-al-ka | I came. |
| 9 | [x-x] tu sza _{d}amar-ut_ LA!-i-im be-li2-ia | ... of Marduk my lord |
| 10 | isz-tu _mu.5(disz).kam_ i-na qa2-ti-ia-ma | from the fifth year in my hand |
| 11 | i-na e-ze-ez _dingir_ a-na qa2-ti-ia | by the anger of the god in my hand |
| 12 | szu-uk-na asz2-ta-si | I have sworn by the name of Šukna. |
| 13 | u3 hi-is,-pa-tum ka-bi-it-tum | and the ṣābu of the kabittu-festival |
| 14 | a-na pa-ni-ia ip-ta-ri-ik | he opened my eyes. |
| 15 | be-li2 li-iq-bi a-na 5(disz) u4-mi | May my lord command that for 5 days |
| 16 | lu-ul-li-kam | let me go! |
| 17 | NAM?-RA?-AB? lu-ud-di-in | I shall give to Nam-RA-AB |
| 18 | [x]-BI?-AN?-ma lu-pu-ul | ... let me do. |
| 19 | [x-x]-ma be-li2-ia | ... my lord |
| 20 | [i]-qa2-ab-bi-a-am lu-ul-li-ik | shall say to me, that I may go |
| 21 | _e2_ be-li2-ia ma-har _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ a-[x x] | the temple of my lord before Šamaš and Marduk |
Sources & licences
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