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CT 04, pl. 33, Bu 1888-05-12, 0568 (P355823)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 33, Bu 1888-05-12, 0568 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355823 |
| Museum no. | BM 078657 |
| 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 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na# [_sa10 szum2]{sar}_ | 1 shekel of silver for the purchase of the garlic |
| 2 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _sa10 szum2-sikil-lum{sar}_ | 1 shekel of silver for the purchase of dates |
| 3 | i-nu-ma isz-tu babila2{ki} tu-sze-sze-ru# | when you have returned from Babylon |
| 4 | ad-di-na-ak-kum | I gave to you. |
| 5 | sza-at-tu#-[um] it-ta-la-ak | the second one has gone |
| 6 | sza it-ta#-ad-di-nu-ma _szum2#{sar#}_ u3 _szum2-sikil-lum{sar}_ | who gave, and the garlic and the šumsikil-plant |
| 7 | ta-ap-pu#-lu | you sprinkle |
| 8 | t,e4-ma#-am szu-a-tu u2-ul# [ta]-asz-pu-ra-am | You did not send me that report. |
| 9 | a-na tu-uk-ku-ul-ti-ka i-na babila2{ki} | for your aid in Babylon |
| 10 | _szum2{sar} szum2-sikil-lum{sar}_ u2-ul a-sza-am | I did not cultivate garlic or juniper |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ sza ad-di-na-ak-kum a-na _nu-{gesz}kiri6_ | the silver that I gave to you for the orchardist |
| 12 | sza i-din-{d}nin-szubur sza-at-ti-sza i-na-ad-di-nu | of Iddin-Ninšubur her life they shall give. |
| 13 | i-di-im-ma | he built, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _szum2{sar}_ u3 _szum2-sikil-lum{sar}_ ki-ma ku-ul-lu-mu | garlic and šumlalû-plant like kullumu-plant |
| 2 | a-na ba-ab-<bi>-lu-ti-szu-nu le-qe2-e-ma | Take them for their extispicy and |
| 3 | a-na ta-ri-bu _lu2_ be-el pi2-ha-ti-ia | to Taribu, the man, my lord of rebellion |
| 4 | pi2-qi2-id-ma a-na isz-pa-tim{ki} li-ib-la-am | take, and to Išpātum may he bring. |
| 5 | szum-ma _szum2{sar}_ u3 _szum2-sikil-lum{sar}_ i-s,u2 | If garlic and šumlalû-plant he has |
| 6 | i-na mu-uh2-hi-ka a-sza-ak-ka-an | I will place upon you. |
| 7 | s,u2-ha-ar-ka _ad-kup4_ sza ma-ah-ri-ia | your ṣuḫar-offering, the tablet of my predecessor |
| 8 | szi-ip-ra-am ba-at-qa2-am i-ip-pu-usz | He will perform a šiprām-offering. |
| 9 | u3 szi-ip-ru sza i-ip-pu-szu | and the work that they will do |
| 10 | u2-ul szi-pi2-ir ne-me-li-im | It was not the work of a nēmelu-demon. |
| 11 | a-na _u4 1(disz)-kam_ it-ti _szum2{sar}_ u3 _szum2-sikil-lum{sar}_ | for 1 day with onions and šumlalû |
| 12 | al-ka-am-ma | come, and |
| 13 | i-na mu-uh2-hi s,u2#-ha#-ri-ka szi-s,i2 | On account of your ṣuharī-offerings, |
| 14 | i-na li-ib-bi x [(x)] x [x x x (x)] i-ta-ar# | in the heart ... returned |
| 15 | s,u2?-ha-ar#-[ka x x (x) (x)] | Your ṣuhar ... |
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