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CT 44, 57 (P345562)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 44, 57 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345562 |
| Museum no. | BM 078308 |
| 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 a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um | to Awīl-Nabium |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma me-lu-la-tum-ma | Thus Melulatum: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka# | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | um-ma szi-ma _ku3-babbar_ sza _dumu-munus lugal_ | Thus she: The silver of the daughter of the king |
| 7 | [x x x] KI?-a-am | ... with me |
| 8 | [x x] _e2-gal_ s,i2-im-da-nim | ... the palace of Simdanum |
| 9 | [x x x] sza-a-ti | ... that |
| 10 | [x x x] BI?-ta-am | ... ... |
| 11 | [x x]-a-ma at-la-ka-am | ... and I will come |
| 12 | [x x x] e-ez-ba-am | ... I shall strike |
| 13 | [x x] HI?-ta-ri-a-ma | ... and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] al#-ka-am | ... come! |
| 2 | [i-na] qa2#-ti a-bi-tukul-ti | by the command of Abi-tukultī |
| 3 | [_ku3-babbar_] a-mu-ur-ma | I saw the silver and |
| 4 | [um]-ma# a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 5 | ma#-an-nu-um i-di-na-ki | Who will give you? |
| 6 | um-ma szi-ma _{disz}ir3-{d}nin-szubur_ | thus Ir-Ninšubur: |
| 7 | a-na bi-ti at-ru-szi-ma | I turned her into a house. |
| 8 | ak-ta-la-szi | I have carried off. |
| 9 | ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ i-na qa2-ti a-bi-tukul-ti# | like silver by the hand of Abi-tukulti |
| 10 | a-mu-ru wa-ra-ad-ka | I will see your face. |
| 11 | la i-sze20-mi | he does not hear |
| 12 | a-na wa-ar-di-im | to the future |
| 13 | na-s,a-ri-im la te9-gu | guardian of the insubmissive, |
| 14 | [x] na szi szu-lum-ka | ... your well-being |
| 15 | szu#-up-ra-am | send! |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-x-ia | ...-ia |
| 2 | [...]-lam | ...-lam |
Sources & licences
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