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CT 04, pl. 20, Bu 1888-05-12, 0323 (P355786)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 20, Bu 1888-05-12, 0323 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355786 |
| Museum no. | BM 078422 |
| 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 a-hu-wa-qar u3 {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am | to Aḫu-waqar and Sîn-eribam |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik-ma | Thus Nabium-malik: |
| 5 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 6 | da-ri-isz _u4_-mi-im | every day |
| 7 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 8 | asz-szum be-ia-a te-esz-me-e | Because my lord heard (this), |
| 9 | ki#-ma# ga-ma#-[li]-ka# | like I want to go to you |
| 10 | a-la-kam# u2-ul# e-le-i | I did not go. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-nu-um-ma {disz}ib-na-tum u3 lu-a-ad-{d}marduk | Now, Ibnatum and Lu-ad-Marduk |
| 2 | a#-na# s,e-ri-ka at,-t,ar-da-am | I have sent to you |
| 3 | _lu2 gurusz-mesz_ sza pi2 ki-si-ia szu#-nu#-ma# | The men of the opening of my neck are men. |
| 4 | ki-ma sza a-na-ku al-li-kam | Just as I went, |
| 5 | ma-di-isz s,i2-ir-ma-szu-nu#-szi# | very much their širma |
| 6 | s,i2-bu-su2-nu szu-pi2-sza-szu-nu-szi-im | their ṣibušānu, their spittle |
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