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CT 04, pl. 26, Bu 1891-05-09, 1154 (P355802)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 26, Bu 1891-05-09, 1154 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355802 |
| Museum no. | BM 081016 |
| 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 ma-ta-ki | to your land |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma il-lu-ra-tum-ma | thus Iluratum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-tu2-ki | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum a-ga-sa-la-ki-im _zabar_ u3 szi-bi-ir-ti _zabar_ | Concerning the agasalakīm of bronze and the šibirtu of bronze |
| 7 | sza a-na szi-ip-ru-tim ez-bu-ni-ki-im | who for the work of your anger |
| 8 | a-di s,u2-ha-rum sza sze-a-am ub-lam | until he brings the barley rations. |
| 9 | iq-bi-a-am | spoke to me, |
| 10 | ma-szi-a-ku | I am. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-um i-na qa2-ti-ia | barley in my hand |
| 2 | it-ta-s,i2-ma u2-ul u2-sza-bi-lam | he went out, but he did not send me. |
| 3 | i-na _zu2-si-ga_ | with a knot |
| 4 | sza _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar siki_ u2-sza-ba-la-ki-im | of 2 shekels of silver wool he shall bring to you |
| 5 | a-ga-sa-li-kam _zabar_ u3 szi-bi-ir-ti _zabar_ | I cast bronze and bronze šibirtu-bowls. |
| 6 | a-na ma-am-ma-an la ta-na-di-ni | Do not give it to anyone! |
| 7 | pa-qi2-id-ki-im | entrusted to you |
| 8 | _u4_-um _siki_ usz-ta-bi-lam | The day he brought the wool, |
| 9 | a-ga-sa-li-kam _zabar_ | of Agasallikam, bronze |
| 10 | u3 szi-bi-ir-tam _zabar_ szu-bi-lim | and a bronze šibirtu-vessel |
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