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CT 04, pl. 35, Bu 1888-05-12, 0581 (P355829)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 35, Bu 1888-05-12, 0581 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355829 |
| Museum no. | BM 078670 |
| 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 {d}na-bi-um-mu-sza-lim | to Nabium-mušallim |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _{d}suen_-na-di-in-szu-mi-ma | thus Sîn-nādin-šumi: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | lu# sza-al-ma-ta | May you be well! |
| 6 | szu-lum-ka ma-har _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ lu da-ri | May your health be long before Šamaš and Marduk! |
| 7 | asz-szum a-na pi2-sze-er-tim na-ga-ar-ru-ri | Concerning the nagarrû-demon |
| 8 | a-di esz-ri-szu asz-tap-ra-kum-ma | I sent to you until its completion, and |
| 9 | di-ih-tam u2-ul ta-sza-al-ma | You will not listen to a complaint. |
| 10 | u2-ul ta-li-a-am | he did not live. |
| 11 | ki-da-ma szu-u2 ih-ta-li-iq | that place has been destroyed. |
| 12 | i#-na#-an#-na# ze2-eh#-pi2 | Now, the zeḫpi |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | I have sent to you |
| 2 | szum-ma ta-al-li-a-am | If he is sick |
| 3 | ar-hi-isz ud#-di-da-am-ma | I constantly sought out, and |
| 4 | a-li-a-am | the city |
| 5 | szum-ma la ta-al-li-a-am | If you do not come, |
| 6 | ar-hi-isz t,e4-ma-am ga-am-ra-am | Quickly, I will send a report. |
| 7 | szu-up-ra-am-ma sza pa-ni-ia | Send me that which is before me! |
| 8 | lu-up-pa-li-is-ma# a-na-ku-u2-ma | let me investigate, but I myself |
| 9 | lu-ug-ga-ri-ir | I will make great. |
| 10 | a-na {mi2}hu-un-na-tum qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Hunnatum |
| 11 | szum-ma i-il-li-a-am li-li-a-am | If he goes, he will go. |
| 12 | ki#-ma pa-ni-ka 2(disz) szu-szi _{gi}pisan hi-a_ li-qi2-a-am | Just as your face may two reed baskets be given to me. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 x [x x x (x)]-tim e-li-szu | and ... above him |
| 2 | ze2-eh-[pi2] usz-ta-bi-lam | he brought down the zeḫpi. |
Sources & licences
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