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CT 04, pl. 24, Bu 1891-05-09, 2187 (P355797)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 24, Bu 1891-05-09, 2187 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355797 |
| Museum no. | BM 082053 |
| 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-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to the man of Marduk they shall release him |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ib-ni-{d}utu-ma | Thus Ibni-šamaš: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive forever! |
| 5 | lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 6 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim | May the god who protects you, your head, be at peace. |
| 7 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk lu da-ri | May your health be long before Šamaš and Marduk! |
| 10 | asz-szum _a-sza3_ sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | Concerning the field about which you wrote me |
| 11 | _erin2_ ka-ra-mi a-t,a-ar-ra-da-ak-kum | I have sent to you the troops of Karamu. |
| 12 | ki-ma a-na _gu4 hi-a_-ka hi-ta-ia-u2-t,i-im | like to your oxen, faults |
| 13 | tu-us,-s,u2-u2 | they shall leave. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 szu-nu-ti hi-ta-ia-as-su-nu-ti | and they have committed a crime against them |
| 2 | szum-ma _a-sza3_ sza-ad-da-aq-dam | If the field is to be sold |
| 3 | la e-ri-isz-ma na-di | “I did not ask him, and he gave me. |
| 4 | ka-ni-ik te-ep-ti-tim | seal of the opening |
| 5 | sza _mu 2(disz)-kam_ u3 i-na sza-lu-usz-tim sza-at-tim | of the 2nd year and in the last year |
| 6 | a-na _gu2-un_ i-ir-ru-ub le-qe2 | to a talent he shall enter, take. |
| 7 | ka-ni-ik _duh duru5_ ma-la sza sze-li-bu-um | seal of a šelībû-vessel, as much as that of the seleucus |
| 8 | i-qa2-ab-bi-a-ak-kum | shall say to you |
| 9 | i-di-ma _duh duru5_ a-na _sza3-gal gu4 hi-a_ | he knew, and a sacrificial sheep for the heart of the cattle |
| 10 | li-il-qu2-u2 | they should take. |
| 11 | asz-szum a-na {d}utu-na-s,i-ir _ugula e2_ qa2-be2-e-em-ma | Concerning Šamaš-nāṣir the overseer of the house speak! |
| 12 | _u8 hi-a_ szi-pa-tim | ewes of the work |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_-i ka-ku-BI-im le-qe2-e | The silver is paid in full. |
| 14 | a-na t,e4-mi-szu la-ma-di-im asz-pu-ra-ak-kum | I sent you a report about it. |
| 15 | u2-ul ta-aq-bi-szum-ma | you did not tell him, and |
| 16 | t,e4-em-szu u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am | You did not send me his report. |
| 17 | i-na-an-na sza-ap-ti-szu szi-me-ma | Now, listen to his lips! |
| left | ||
| 1 | ma-la sza i-ip-pa-lu-ka t,e4-ma-am szu-up-ra-am | Send me a report as much as he needs. |
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