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CT 04, pl. 12, Bu 1888-05-12, 0184 (P355764)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 12, Bu 1888-05-12, 0184 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355764 |
| Museum no. | BM 078315 |
| 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 sza-pi2-ri-ia sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2#-szu# | to my feet, which Marduk shattered |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma gi-mil-{d}marduk-ma | thus Gimil-Marduk: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 5 | da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | forever my days |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 7 | is-ha-ka i-na e2-babbar | has seized you in the Ebabbar, |
| 8 | sza ta-ra-am-mu lu-u2 da-ri-a | May what you love be eternal. |
| 9 | _u4_-mi-sza-am i-na e2-sag-il2 | daily in Esagil |
| 10 | ak-ta-na-ra-ba-ak-kum | I will keep you in good health |
| 11 | szu-um-ka u3 zi-ki2-ir-ka | your name and your name |
| 12 | i-na e2-babbar sza ta-ra-am-mu | in the Ebabbar that you love |
| 13 | lu-u2 da-ri-i | may it be forever! |
| 14 | la-li ba-la-t,i#-[im] {d}utu# | who reveres the life of Šamaš |
| 15 | li-sze-bi-i-ka | may he send you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum sza {disz}sza-am-lu-ze-e-x | Concerning Šamluzê |
| 2 | ta-asz-pur-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 3 | _1(disz) szen uruda 3(disz) mar uruda_ | 1 szen of copper, 3 mar of copper |
| 4 | u3 si-ka-ti su-ti-i | and the garments of the Sutians |
| 5 | u3 _2(disz) ha-zi-in uruda_ | and 2 axes of copper |
| 6 | usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | I have sent to you |
| 7 | u3 <u2>-nu-ti pa-ha-ri-im | and the possessions of the province |
| 8 | usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | I have sent to you |
| 9 | asz-szum {disz}bala-a-ni-he2-in-bir2 _gala-mah_ | Concerning Balāni-ḫeinbir the chief lamentation priest |
| 10 | sza a-na mu-sza-di-in-ni-im | that to the engraver |
| 11 | ta-asz-pur-ra-an-ni | you wrote to me |
| 12 | a-di-ni i-di mu-sza-di-in-ni | “Where are you coming from? Where are you going? |
| 13 | u2-ul i-ku-na-ma | did not establish, and |
| 14 | t,e4-ma-am ga-am-ra-am | I want to give a report. |
| 15 | u2-ul a#-sza#-pa-ra-ak-kum | I will not send to you |
| 16 | _szum2{sar}_ sza sza-pi2-ir-ri | the garlic of the šapirru |
| 17 | iq-bi-a-am | spoke to me, |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | ki-da szu-nu-mi | they are on the earth |
| 2 | li-ba-lu-ma-mi | may they keep me alive. |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | i-na {gi}pisan szu-bi-lam | in a basket send me! |
| 2 | sza u2-nu-ta-am | of utensils |
| 3 | u2-sza-bi-la-ak-kum | I sent to you. |
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