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CT 04, pl. 01-02, Bu 1888-05-12, 0005 (P355749)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 01-02, Bu 1888-05-12, 0005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355749 |
| Museum no. | BM 078176 + BM 139968 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma be-li2 at-ta ti-du-u2 | As you know, my lord, |
| 2 | i-nu-ma {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am sza-pi2-ir su-hi{ki} | when Sîn-iqīšam, the satrap of Suḫi |
| 3 | i-na ha-li-is, su-hi{ki} wa-asz-bu | in the district of Suḫi stationed, |
| 4 | {disz}zi-im-ri-e-ed-da _dumu_ da-du-ra-bi | Zimrī-edda, son of Dadurabi |
| 5 | a-na ah-hi-szu _dumu-mesz_-szu u3 _dumu-mesz_ ni-szi _dingir_-szu isz-pu-ru-ma | to his brothers, his sons and the citizens of his god sent, and |
| 6 | ma-tam usz-ba-al-ki-tu ki-ma sza-pa-ri-szu-ma | (Sum) The land was shattered like a mountain (Akk) It destroyed the land like its mountain |
| 7 | _iti 3(disz)-kam_ la-ma ma-tam!(NA) usz-ba-la-ak-ka-tu | the 3rd month, when the land will be inhabited |
| 8 | {disz}zi-im-ri-ha-am-mu _dumu_ na-ap-su-nu-{d}da-ra pi2-ri-isz-ta-szu | Zimrī-ḫammu, son of Napsunu-Dara, his heir |
| 9 | u3 pi2-ri-isz-ti _dumu-mesz_-szu sze-mu-u2 | and his sons heard, |
| 10 | [i-na] sza-ap-ti-szu ki-a-am isz-sza-ki-in um-ma szu-ma | He placed it in his lips as follows: |
| 11 | szum#-ma a-hi _i7_ buranun gu-ul-gu-ul-la-tim la u2-ma-al-li | If he does not fill the side of the Euphrates canal |
| 12 | u3 ka-bu-ut _ansze-kur-ra_ ma#-la# qa2-ne2#-e la uz-zi-iz | and the rest of the horses, as many as there are, I did not stand. |
| 13 | da-ba-ab-szu an-ni-a-am sza i-na _u4_-mi-szu id-bu#-bu | This is what he said in his day. |
| 14 | {disz}ia-di-ri _dumu_ is-si-{d}da-gan u3 6(disz) _erin2 dumu-mesz_ ha-na-at{ki} | Iadīri son of Issi-Dagan and 6 men, sons of Hanat |
| 15 | sza da-ba-ba-am an-ni-a-am i-na sza-ap-ti-szu isz-mu-u2 | who heard this matter in his mouth, |
| 16 | a-na zi-im-ri-ha-na-ta _ugula mar-tu_ iq-bu-u2 | to Zimriḫanata the overseer of Amurru said: |
| 17 | {disz}zi-im-ri-ha-na-ta _ugula mar-tu_ da-ba-ba-am szu-a-tu | Zimrī-Ḫanata, foreman of Amurru, this case |
| 18 | a-na {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am sza-pi2-ir su-hi{ki} ub-lam | to Sîn-iqīšam, the scepter of Suḫi brought. |
| 19 | {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am sza-pi2-ir su-hi{ki} isz-pu-ur | Sîn-iqīšam the governor of Sūḫu sent. |
| 20 | {disz}zi-im-ri-ha-am-mu szu-a-tu u3 szi-bi-szu il-qu2-nim | Zimrī-Ḫammu, that man and his wife took. |
| 21 | isz-tu da-ba-bu szu-u2 i-na pu-uh2-ri ub-ti-ir-ru | After he has spoken, he will return it in the assembly. |
| 22 | a-na _e2_ {d}ia-ab-li-ia a-na bu-ur2-ri il-qu2-szu-nu-ti | to the temple of Iabliya for harvesting took them. |
| 23 | isz-tu i-na _e2_ {d}ia-ab-li-ia da-ba-ba an-ni-a u2-ki-in-nu | from the house of Iabliya this matter I established. |
| 24 | a-wi-lum {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am a-na ma-as,-s,a-ar-tim ip-qi2-is-su2 | a man Sîn-iqīšam to the guard entrusted him |
| 25 | _u4_-ma-tim _iti 1(disz)-kam_ i-pa-as-su2#-ma# [a]-wa#-tum szi-na | The day of the 1st month he will remove it and those words |
| 26 | be-li2 ka-ta u2-ul# [ik]-szu#-da-nim | My lord did not reach me by mouth |
| 27 | a-na# te-mi-iq LI# x x x x ni-szi | for the healing of ... the people |
| 28 | {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am i-na ki-li-szu u2-sze-s,i-szu-ma | Sîn-iqīšam in his rebellion brought him out, and |
| 29 | isz-tu _u4_-um u2-s,u2-u2 i-na 5(disz) _u4_-mi la ma-li-i | From the day of departure, on the 5th day not available |
| 30 | {disz}zi-im-ri-ha-am-mu u3 ia-si-im-ad-da-szu-nu | Zimri-hammu and Yasim-adānu |
| 31 | pa-ni _dumu-mesz_ zi-im-ri-e-ed-da _dumu-mesz_ ni-isz _dingir_-szu-nu | before the sons of Zimrī-edda, sons by their god, |
| 32 | u3 _erin2_ ah-la-mi-i is,-ba-tu-nim-ma ma-tam usz-ta-ad-du-u2 | and the Ahlamu troops seized me, and they imposed upon me a land. |
| 33 | ki-ma da-ba-bu an-nu-u2 i-na babila2{ki} | When this matter in Babylon |
| 34 | ma-har be-li2-ia ka-ta i-ti-qu2 | in the presence of my lord passed by, |
| 35 | be-li2 at-ta a-na gu-um-mu-ri-szu-nu# | You, my lord, are their supporter. |
| 36 | tup-pi2 szar-ri tu-sza-bi-lu# [...] | The king's tablet you sent ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma ik-ke-el-li tup-pi2 szar-ri isz-mu-u2 | As soon as he has finished, the king's tablet will be heard. |
| 2 | a-na hi-t,i-szu-nu kab-tim sza i-du-u2 | For their large sins that they knew, |
| 3 | _iri{ki}_-szu-nu id-du-u2-ma a-na ma-at ma2-ri2{ki} it-ta-bi-tu | their cities they conquered and to Mari they fled. |
| 4 | i-na-an-na gi-isz-pe2-er-rum sza {d}marduk ra-i-mi-ka | Now, the reed screen of Marduk, your love, |
| 5 | u2-te-er-ra-asz-szu-nu-ti-ma | he returned to them and |
| 6 | [i]-na# _dumu#-mesz#?_ ha-na-at{ki} it-tu-ru-nim | among the citizens of Hanat returned. |
| 7 | [{disz}]zi#-im-ri-ha-am-mu# u3 ia-si-im-ad-da-szu-nu | Zimri-hammu and Yasim-adānu |
| 8 | [x] ta#-is-su2-nu u2-ul u2-te#-er ta-i-is-su2-nu szi-i-ma | ... I did not return their claim. That claim is true. |
| 9 | a-na# sza i-na pa-ni hi-t,i-szu-nu ih-li-qu2 in-na-bi-tu | For those who in the face of their crimes have stolen, they have been seized. |
| 10 | u2-ul isz-hu-tu u2-ul i-du-ru da-ba-ab-szu-nu-ma | They shall not raise a claim, they shall not settle a lawsuit against them. |
| 11 | i-na da-ba-bi-szu-nu um-ma szu-nu-ma | During their speaking, they said: |
| 12 | a-na da-ba-bi an-ni-i u2-ul ta-asz-ta-al-la-a | Do not be afraid of this matter! |
| 13 | i-na babila2{ki} a-na du-um-mu-qi2-ku-nu mi-nu qi2-isz-ta-ku-nu | In Babylon, for your sake, what is your gift? |
| 14 | u3 ni-a-ti sza a-na hi-t,i tu-ka-al-la-ni-a-ti | And the people, who you hold accountable for sins, |
| 15 | ma-an-nu mi-na-ni il-qe2 | Why did he take it? |
| 16 | i-na da-ba-bi-szu-nu u3 ma-gal szi-it-mu-ri-szu-nu an-ni-i | In their lawsuits and lawsuits, this is their case. |
| 17 | ma-am-ma-an i-ra-as-su2-nu la tu-ur2#-ri | Nobody will return them. |
| 18 | pi2-i-szu-nu a-[szar] isz#-te-en isz-ku-nu-ma | their mouths wherever they set, and |
| 19 | ki-ma <<BI.RI>> pi2-ri-isz-ti-szu-nu la sze-me-e | They do not listen to their supplication. |
| 20 | qa2-ti _e2_ a-bi-ni i-na pu-uh2-ri it-ta-as2-hu | the hand of our father’s house in the assembly has thrown away |
| 21 | i-na-an-na sza-ad-da-aq-dam i-na esz-sze-tim | Now it is time to raise a claim in the new year. |
| 22 | _bara2_ sza {d}marduk ra-i-mi-ka sza i-na i-te-e su-mu-{d}da-gan | the dais of Marduk, your love, which on the side of Sūmu-Dagan |
| 23 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-mesz_ ba-ah-li-dingir szu-nu-ti | and adjacent to the field of the sons of Baḫl-ilī, they are |
| 24 | a-na ba-aq-ri la ra-sze-e [sza]-ak-nu | are placed as a pledge. |
| 25 | a-na tu-uk-ku-ul-ti an-nu-u2-tim ha-al-qu2-tim | For this tukkultītu-gift, the stolen property |
| 26 | sza isz-tu ma2-ri2{ki} i-tu-ru-nim | which from Mari returned, |
| 27 | {disz}gi-mil-{d}marduk a-ha-szu {disz}ia-asz-di-ha-am-mu | Gimil-Marduk his brother, Iašdi-Ḫammu |
| 28 | u2-na-<<NA>>-ah-i-id isz-pu-ur-szu-nu-szi-im | he smote them, |
| 29 | pi2-i-szu-nu a-szar isz-te-en isz-ku-nu-ma | Their mouths were placed where they were together, and |
| 30 | _bara2_ sza {d}marduk ra-i-mi-ka u2-sza-al-pi2-tu | the dais of Marduk, your love, he destroyed. |
| 31 | u3 i-ta-a u2-na-ak-ki-ru | and if he so pleases, |
| 32 | be-el-ni li-isz-te-sze-ra-an-ni-a-ti | Our lord should send me to you. |
| 33 | ha-al-qu2-tum e-pi2-isz ha-t,i-tim | “Havelqūtum, the evildoer, |
| 34 | li-ta-am i-na mu-uh2-hi-ni la i-sza-ak-ka-nu-ma | they shall not place a claim against us, and |
| 35 | [sze-am?] ni#-na-ad-di-na-ma i-na pa-ni-szu-nu la ni-it-ta-la-ak | We will give barley, but we will not go before them. |
| 36 | [ki-ma {d}]utu u3 {d}marduk ra-i-mi-ka | like Shamash and Marduk your love |
| 37 | [uz]-na#-ni a-na be-li-ni ka-ta i-ba-asz-szi-a | There is uznu-disease for our lord. |
| 38 | [szu]-um# be-li-ni ba-ni-a i ni-iz-ku-ur-ma | If our lord created us, we shall cut off and |
| 39 | ba-i-szu li-ba-sza-an-ni-a-ti | “May his name be upon me’s. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ma-har {d}utu# u3 {d}marduk a-na be-li-ni ka-ta i ni-ik#-ru#-ub# | Before Šamaš and Marduk we prayed to our lord. |
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