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CT 04, pl. 28, Bu 1888-05-12, 0333 (P355808)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 28, Bu 1888-05-12, 0333 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355808 |
| Museum no. | BM 078430 |
| 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 | _dingir_-ka _{d}nin-szubur_ li-ba-li-it,#-ka | May your god, Ninšubur, keep you alive! |
| 2 | lu ba-al-t,a-ta lu sza-al-ma-a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 3 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz da-mi-iq-ti-ka li-ki-il | May the god who protects you, the one who provides for your good deeds, be at peace. |
| 4 | {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _ra2-gaba_ tup-pi2 a-wi-lim _ugula e2_ | Ilī-iqišam, courier of the tablet of a man, foreman of the house |
| 5 | il#-qi2-a-am-ma it-ta-al-ka | he took me, and he came |
| 6 | asz-szum _gu2-un a-sza3_-ia sza sza#-ad-da-aq-da | Concerning the talent of my field that is to be plundered |
| 7 | la u2-qa2-at-ti-a u3 sza sza-at-ti an-ni-tim | and that of this year |
| 8 | _1(disz) sila3 sze_ la la-qi2-a-ku | 1 sila3 of barley I did not take. |
| 9 | sza _2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_ | of 2 eše2 2 iku field, furrow |
| 10 | sza-ad-da-aq-da _4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-[babbar_] | Šaddaqda 4 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 11 | i-na _6(asz) 2(barig) sze gur_ id-di-nam | from 6 gur 2 barig barley he gave. |
| 12 | _1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur_ i-na qa2-ti-szu iz-zi-iz | 1 kor 3 barig 3 ban2 of barley in his hand he shall stand. |
| 13 | u3 <sza> sza-at-ti an-ni-tim _6(asz) 1(barig) sze gur gu2-un a-sza3_ | and of this gift 6 gur 1 barig of barley, the hire of the field |
| 14 | _lu2_ na-asz-pa-ru sza il-li-kam | the messenger who came |
| 15 | li-sza-ad-di-in-szu-ma li-ib-la | may he give him and bring him. |
| 16 | szum-ma _gu2-un a-sza3_-ia sza i-na qa2-ti-szu | If the talent of my field that in his hand |
| 17 | la ug-da-me-er-ma la it-ta-din | he did not agree and did not give. |
| 18 | {mi2}ni-pu-us-su2 a-na _babila2{ki}_ | Nipussu to Babylon |
| 19 | li-il-qi2-a-am-ma | may he take, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na-ku u3 szu-u2 i-na _babila2{ki}_ | I and he in Babylon |
| 2 | i ni-di-in | we gave. |
| 3 | asz-szum {d}na-bi-um-pa-li-ih-szu-i-ba-an-ni | Concerning Nabium-palihšu-ibanni |
| 4 | i-da-szu u2-ul sza-da-aq-da | he shall have no legal claim. |
| 5 | u2-ul sza-at-ta id-di-nam | he did not give to me in perpetuity. |
| 6 | szum-ma i-di-szu li-sza-bi-lam | If he sends his son, |
| 7 | szum-ma sza-tu szu-a-tu a-na babila2{ki} | If that one to Babylon |
| 8 | li-ib-lu-ni-isz-szu | may they bring him. |
| 9 | ki-ma ti-du-u2 _szuku_-ta u2-ul i-szu | like a tidû-demon he has no šuku-offering |
| 10 | szum-ma sza ra-ma-ni-ka | If that of your own |
| 11 | _5(asz) sze gur_ u2-ul ta-na-ah-ha-ra-as, | 5 kor of barley you shall not take away. |
| 12 | mi-nu-u2 sza um-ma at-ta-ma | What is it that you say thus: |
| 13 | a-na-ku a-na ri-iq-ti-ia-ma | I, for my own pleasure |
| 14 | re-sza u2-ka-al | he will hold the head. |
| 15 | i-nu-ma _1(u) mu-kam_ ta-ku-lu | when 10 years he ruled |
| 16 | mi-<<na>>-nam e-ri-isz-ka | What is your desire? |
| 17 | ki-ma es-re-ku u2-ul ti-di# | you did not know like a shepherd |
| 18 | li-ib-ba-ka la i-ma-ra-as, | Your heart will not be pacified |
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