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CT 04, pl. 27, Bu 1888-05-12, 0329 (P355804)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 27, Bu 1888-05-12, 0329 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355804 |
| Museum no. | BM 078428 |
| 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 i-bi-{d}nin-szubur | to Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma iu-u2-um-dingir-ma | Thus Ium-ilum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | ki-ma ti-du-u2 a-na _sag-geme2_ | like a tidû-demon to a slave woman |
| 6 | hi-sza-a-am e-zi-ib-ma | Disregard the (formulation) of the prayer. |
| 7 | a-da-a-an _ku3-babbar_ sza-qa2-a-lim | the price of that silver |
| 8 | ik-ta-asz-da-an-ni-i-ma | he has bound me, and |
| 9 | _dam-gar3_ is-ra-an-ni | the merchant has cursed me, |
| 10 | a-nu-um-ma {disz}ARAD2-{d}inanna asz-tap-ra-kum | Now, I have sent you Abdi-Inanna. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza qa2-ti-ka | 3 shekels of silver from your hand |
| 2 | u3 _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _sze-gesz#-i3_ | and 2 shekels of silver for sesame |
| 3 | sza ra-ma-ni-ka | of your own |
| 4 | ka-ni-ik babila2{ki} | the seal of Babylon |
| 5 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| 6 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ {disz}ARAD2-{d}inanna | and the silver of Arad-Ištar |
| 7 | i-sza-ri-isz ap-lam | “At that time, the apl[am] |
| 8 | {disz}ARAD2-{d}inanna la ta-ka-la-am | ʿAbdi-Ištar, do not be negligent! |
| 9 | pi2-ha-tum i-sza-ri-isz | (Sum) The šāḫātu-priestess is the one who makes the omen manifest (Akk) The piḫatu priestess was the one that made it manifest |
| 10 | ap-la-asz-szu | I shall remove him. |
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