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CT 44, 66 (P345571)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 44, 66 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345571 |
| Museum no. | BM 078341 |
| 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 | _dingir_-ka _{d}nin-szubur_ re-esz i-gi#-ri-ka | Your god is Ninšubur, the head of your army |
| 2 | da-am-qi2 li-ki-il | may good fortune be established. |
| 3 | asz-szu-mi-ia lu ba-al-t,a-ta | May my oath be valid. |
| 4 | asz-szum _a-sza3_ sza a-na ib-ni-_{d}marduk dumu {d}suen_-na-s,i-ir | Concerning the field which to Ibni-Marduk son of Sîn-nāṣir |
| 5 | a-na er-re-szu-tim ad-di-nu | I gave for extispicy. |
| 6 | _a-sza3_-am szu#-a-tu szi-ip-ra i-pu-szu-u2 | that field work they performed |
| 7 | s,a-ri-i-im ar-ka-ta-am pu-ru-us2-ma | (Sum) It is a mountain, it is surrounded by a cloud. (Akk) The mountain is encircled with a shadow. |
| 8 | t,e4-em-ka szu-up-ra-am-ma | Send me your report! |
| 9 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ lu-sza-bi-la-ak-kum-ma | 5 shekels of silver I shall send to you, and |
| 10 | i-di-isz-<szu>-ma ka-ni-ik-szu li-qi2-a | He shall give it to him, and he shall take his seal. |
| 11 | asz-szum _szuku_ {mi2}pi-lu-ur-tum | because of the prebend of Pilurtum |
| 12 | 1(disz) _sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 kasz_ u3 _i3-gesz_ | 1 qû bread, 2 sila3 beer and oil |
| 13 | u2-ka-a-al | he shall hold. |
| 14 | ki-ma ti-du-u2 ku-us,-s,u2-u2 | like a tīdû-demon, kuṣuṣu-disease, |
| 15 | 1(asz) _sze-gur_ ta-sze-[x-x-x] | 1 kor barley ... |
| 16 | sza ta-aq-bi-a-nim# | that you spoke to me |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-bi-la-[x-x]-ma | send to me, and |
| 2 | lu-[x]-ba-[x-...] | May I ... |
| 3 | li-il-ta-[x-...] | May he |
| 4 | szum-ma sze-am la tu-sza-bi#-la#-nim | If you did not send me barley, |
| 5 | t,e4-em-ka szu-up-ra-am-ma | Send me your report! |
| 6 | ki-ma a-na-t,a-lu | like an adolescent |
| 7 | lu-pu-usz | I shall do. |
| 8 | me-hi-ir ze-eh-pi2-ia | who accepts my prayers, |
| 9 | ar-hi-isz szu-bi-lam | quickly send me! |
| 10 | 2(disz) ka-ni-ka-at | 2 kanikat-vessels |
| 11 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza be-li2-ia-u2 | 10 shekels of silver belonging to Bēlīyu |
| 12 | e-s,i-ra-am-ma usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | (Sum) I am a gardener, I have brought you (Akk) I was harvester, and I have sent you |
| 13 | i-di-isz-szu | he gave him. |
| 14 | u3 ka#-ni-ik-szu 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | and its sealed document: 1 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 15 | u3 2(barig) 4(ban2) _sze_ ma-ah-ri-ia | and 2 barig 4 ban2 barley received from me |
| left side | ||
| 1 | li#-il#-qi2# | may he take |
Sources & licences
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