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CT 04, pl. 32, Bu 1888-05-12, 0598 (P355822)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 32, Bu 1888-05-12, 0598 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355822 |
| Museum no. | BM 078687 |
| 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 | {disz}tam-la-tum _dam-gar3 dumu_ qi2-isz-{d}nu-nu | Tamlatum, merchant, son of Qīš-Nunu |
| 2 | _ma2_ sza ib-ba-tum _ma2-lah5_ i-gu-ur-ma | the boat which he rented the boatman shall replace and |
| 3 | a-na babila2{ki} usz-qe2-el#-pi2 | to Babylon he entrusted. |
| 4 | ki-ma _ma2_ szu-a-ti sza um-mi-du-szi-i-<<ma>> | like that boat of Ummidušî |
| 5 | a-di i-na-an-na _sig4 hi-a_ iz-bi-lu | until now the bricks have been brought in. |
| 6 | u3 i-na-an-na a-na _gesz-ur3 geszimmar_ na-sze-e-em | and now to a date palm he shall take. |
| 7 | a-na ma-as,-s,a-ar-tim ta-ap-qi2-du-szi | you will assign her to the guard. |
| 8 | iq-bi-a-am | spoke to me, |
| 9 | a-di i-na-an-na _sig4 hi-a_ iz-za-ab-la | until now the bricks he will weigh out. |
| 10 | u3 i-na-an-na _gesz-ur3 geszimmar hi-a_ | and now the date palms |
| 11 | ta-t,ar-ra-ad-ma | you will send, and |
| 12 | _ma2_ szi-i i-sza-al-li-ma-am-ma | that boat shall sail, and |
| 13 | i-tu#-ur-ra-am | has returned |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}ib-ba-tum szu-a-ti | that Ibbatum |
| 2 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent to you. |
| 3 | ki-ma ra-bu-ti-ka | like your greatness |
| 4 | _ma2_ szu-a-ti pu-ut,-t,e4-er | that boat shall redeem. |
| 5 | pi2-qi2-is-su2-um-ma | take him, and |
| 6 | a-na zimbir{ki} li-sza-aq-qi2-a-asz-szi | to Sippar may he offer her. |
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