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CT 44, 60 (P345565)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 44, 60 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345565 |
| Museum no. | BM 078357 |
| 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 sa3-ni-iq-pi2-i-_{d}en-lil2_ | to Saniq-pî-Enlil |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i-na-_e2-sag-il2-numun_-ma | Thus Ina-Esagil-zeri: |
| 4 | {disz}i-din-isz8-tar2 s,u2-ha-ri | Iddin-Ištar, the ṣuḫaru |
| 5 | u3 mar-ra-at-sze-re-ez-zu _nu-{gesz}kiri6_ ha-za-nu-um# | and Marrat-šerezzu, the gardener of the mayor |
| 6 | a-na _zimbir{ki}_ it-ta-al-ku-nim | to Sippar they went |
| 7 | ki-ma is-sa3-an-qu2-ni-ik-kum | like he has plundered you, |
| 8 | {disz}mar-ra-at-sze-re-ez-zu _nu-{gesz}kiri6_ ha-za-nu-um | Marrat-šerezzu, the gardener of the mayor |
| 9 | u2-lu i-na _a-sza3 esz2-gar3_-ka | or in the field of your granary |
| 10 | u2-lu i-na _a-sza3_ szu-s,u2-ti-ka | or from the field of your possession |
| 11 | a-na a-me-er-ti i-ni-szu | to the sea he went. |
| 12 | e-ma qa2-az-zu u2-um-ma-du | wherever he goes, |
| 13 | 2(asz) _iku a-sza3_ li-il-qe2-e-ma | 2 iku of field may he take, and |
| 14 | ha-za-nu-um _sar_ li-pu#-usz-ma# | May the mayor make a garden and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x-x-x] szu-up-ra-am | Send ...! |
| 2 | [ha-za-nu]-um# _sar_ sza [x-...] | The mayor ... |
| 3 | [...x] pa [x-x-...] | ... ... |
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