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CT 44, 53 & CT 52, 190 (P345558)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 44, 53 & CT 52, 190 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345558 |
| Museum no. | BM 093018 & BM 093018A |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | a-na sza-pi2-in _i7_ | to the bank of the river |
| seal | ||
| 1 | ra-pa-asz-s,il2-li2-e2-a | Rapašṣillī-Ea |
| 2 | _ugula-lukur {d}utu_ | foreman: Šamaš |
| 3 | _dumu szul-{d}nin-szubur_ | son of Shul-Ninšubur |
| 4 | _ir3_ sa-am-su-i-lu#-na# | the city of Samsu-iluna |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na sza-pi2-in na-ri-im | to the šapīnu of the city |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ra-pa-asz-s,il2-li2-e2-a-ma | Thus Rapašṣillī-Ea: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ | Šamaš and Marduk |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | {disz}li-wi-ra-a-na-_dingir_ | Liwirana-ili |
| 7 | _ir3 lukur-{d}utu_ a-na mi-nim | what is the tribute of Nergal-šamaš? |
| 8 | ta-ak-la | to eat, drink |
| 9 | u2-ul _dumu {iri}sza3-gu4{ki}_ | not a citizen of Ša-Agu |
| 10 | szu-u2 | he is |
| 11 | u2-ul _dumu_ a-wi-lim | not a man’s son |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ir3 lukur-{d}utu_ | the temple of Nergal-šamaš |
| 2 | wu-usz-sze-er | wuššer |
| 3 | _lukur-{d}utu_ szar-ra-am | of Nergal, the king, |
| 4 | la i-ma-ha-ar | he shall not accept |
| 5 | a-na ri-isz-_{d}utu_ u2-ul wa-li-id | to Rīš-Šamaše he did not listen. |
| 6 | um-ma-szu _geme2 lukur-{d}utu_ | his mother, the slave woman of Nergal-šamaš |
| 7 | a-na mi-nim a-<na> re-du-tim | Why, to the shepherd |
| 8 | ta-sza-t,a3-ar-szu | you will write him. |
| 9 | ga-gu-um a-na ma-sza-i-im | “Gagûm for the maššām-official’s |
| 10 | sza-ki-in | established. |
Sources & licences
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