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CT 04, pl. 19, Bu 1888-05-12, 0278 (P355783)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 19, Bu 1888-05-12, 0278 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355783 |
| Museum no. | BM 078385 |
| 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 be-li2-ia | To my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ARAD2-{d}ul-masz-tum-ma | thus Warad-Ulmaštum: |
| 4 | {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri_ ib-ba-qir | Ilu-šū-ibni, foreman of the scepter, Ibbaqir |
| 5 | ra-de-ku-ma {disz}sin-i-qi2-sza-am _dub-sar_ | they are able, and Sîn-iqišam the scribe |
| 6 | asz-szum _a-sza3_ a-na i-pu-ul be-li2 i-di | concerning the field to do my lord knows |
| 7 | i-na-an-na tup-pa-szu a-na {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | Now his tablet to Nanna-manšum |
| 8 | usz-ta-bi-lam | he sent to me. |
| 9 | is-su2-ni-in-<ni>-ma a-an-na u2-ul a-pu-ul | he smote me, but I did not accomplish anything. |
| 10 | be-li2 qi2-isz-ti-{d}AG li-isz-ta-al | my lord Qišti-Nabû may ask. |
| 11 | _a-sza3-mesz_ sza _aga-us2-mesz_ a-na hu-ul-lu-qi2 | the fields of soldiers for destruction |
| 12 | pa-nu-sza sza-ak-nu | are placed before her. |
| 13 | a-wi-lam a-bi _erin2_ u2-la-am#-[mi-id-ma] | a man his father's troops he shall measure out and |
| 14 | {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _ugula_ x [x (x) (x)] | Nanna-manšum, foreman of ... |
| 15 | is-su2-szu-ma ki-ma _a-sza3_-am# bi-ra-am | he took, and like a field he divided. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ id-di-nu# [(x)] | to soldiers they gave ... |
| 2 | a-an-na i-ta-pa-al [(x)] | Now he has opened ... |
| 3 | tup-pi2 tam-li-tim sza mi-tu-tim# | Tablet of the Sea of Misfortune |
| 4 | ub-lu-nim-ma | brought to me, and |
| 5 | _a-sza3_ e-ma _aga-us2-mesz_ s,a-ab-tu | the field wherever soldiers are captured |
| 6 | u3 ka-aq-qa3-ra-tim | and the quay |
| 7 | a-na mu-da-si-i at-ta-di | I went to the mudāsî. |
| 8 | u3 mu-da-sa-a a-na _{gesz}x_ | and Mudasâ to the , |
| 9 | usz-te-ri-ib | he made enter. |
| 10 | _nu-<{gesz}>kiri6-mesz_ a-na ma-har be-li2-ia | the orchardists before my lord |
| 11 | li-qe2-ri-bu-nim-ma | may they entrust to me, and |
| 12 | sze-am _1(disz) sila3 sze_ a-na _ugula gidri_ sza-tu | barley, 1 sila3 barley for that foreman of the scepter |
| 13 | la i-na-di-nu-<<ma>> | they shall not give and |
| 14 | a-di be-li2 a-ma-at _aga-us2-mesz_ | until my lord the word of the soldiers |
| 15 | sza ka-ni-ka-ti-szu-nu na-szi-a-ku | I am the one who brings their seals. |
| 16 | i-sze-mu-u2 | they will hear. |
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