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CT 44, 54 (P345559)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 44, 54 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345559 |
| Museum no. | BM 080200 |
| 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 _geme2-{d}utu_ qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to the slave-girl of Šamaš, |
| 2 | um-ma _lu2-{d}mah_ | thus Lu-Maḫ: |
| 3 | _{d}utu_ u3 {d}a-szur | Šamaš and Assur |
| 4 | li-ba-li-t,u2-ki | may they keep you alive! |
| 5 | i-na ha-ra-nim pa#-ni-tim | in the previous harānum |
| 6 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) ma-na _sig2# [x-gin2] ku3#-babbar# 6(asz) gur sze_ | 1 talent 10 minas wool x shekels silver, 6 gur of barley |
| 7 | _{disz}ir3-{d}nanna#_-[...] | Ir-Nanna- |
| 8 | u2-sza-bi-la-[ki-im] | I sent to you. |
| 9 | i-na ha-[ra-nim x-x-x] | on the road ... |
| 10 | [x] ma-na _sig2#_ [...] | ... minas of wool ... |
| 11 | _lu2-dingir_-[...] | Lu-dingir- |
| 12 | u2-sza-bi-[la-ki-im] | I sent to you. |
| 13 | i-na-an-na [x-...] | Now ... |
| 14 | 2(u) ma-na [_sig2_] | 20 minas of wool |
| 15 | _{disz}{d}utu_-be-el#-[...] | Šamaš-bel- |
| 16 | _dumu_ i-la-[x-...] | son of Ila- |
| 17 | u2-sza-bi-[la-ki-im] | I sent to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-ni-tam 1(disz) _gin2 ku3#-[babbar_] | Secondly, 1 shekel of silver |
| 2 | {disz}ta-ri-ba-[tum] | Tarībatum |
| 3 | _lu2 dumu_ zi-im-ra-ha-mu# | the man who the son of Zimraḫamu |
| 4 | u2-sza-bi-la-ki-im | I sent to you. |
| 5 | sza-ni-tam a-ha mi-nim | Secondly, what else? |
| 6 | ma-al usz-ta-na-ba-la-ki-i | “Where will he keep you awake? |
| 7 | lu-u2 sze-um lu-u2 _ku3-babbar_ | either barley or silver |
| 8 | lu-u2 _i3-dug3-ga_ lu-u2 _sig2_ | or good oil or wool |
| 9 | a-wi-lam u3 szu-um-szu | a man and his son |
| 10 | i-na t,up-pi2-im la ta-sza-t,a2-ri-im-ma# | Do not write on a tablet, and |
| 11 | la tu-sza-ba-lim | do not send! |
| 12 | {disz}ku-un-du-la isz-ti-szu | Kundula with him |
| 13 | szi-ni-szu an-ni-ki-a-am | This is its second: |
| 14 | u2-ga-li-il5 | Ugalil |
| 15 | s,u2-ba-za ki-ma ta-qa-bi-ma | Your garments, as you say, |
| 16 | i-na esz3-nun-na{ki} | in Ešnunna |
| 17 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-di-in | for silver he gave |
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