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CT 04, pl. 36, Bu 1888-05-12, 0602 (P355831)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 36, Bu 1888-05-12, 0602 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355831 |
| Museum no. | BM 078691 |
| 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 | i-nu-ma i-na zimbir{ki} asz-ba#-ku-ma | when I was in Sippar |
| 2 | _nig2-ka9 duh duru5_ u3 _kasz_ mi#-[it]-ha#-ri-isz e-pu-szu | accounts of bran, emmer, and beer are made equal. |
| 3 | a-na _ku3-babbar_-ia sza ad-di-[x x] x | for my silver which I gave ... |
| 4 | _duh duru5_ u3 kasz-mah-ha-am# [tu-ki]-il-la-am-ma | You mix bran and mashmahhu-beer and |
| 5 | a-na _nig2-ka9_ am-hu-ur-ka | to the account I received from you |
| 6 | sze-am u3 _ku3-babbar_ ki-ma isz-te-en u3 sza-ni-i | barley and silver according to one and the other |
| 7 | ad-di-in-ma ma-ah-ri-ka a-ku-ul | I gave and I ate before you. |
| 8 | asz-szum _ku3-babbar_ sza qa2-ti-ka# [esz]-me2#-ma# | Concerning the silver that is in your hand I have heard and |
| 9 | ki-a-am ta-aq-bi-a-am um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you spoke to me: |
| 10 | _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza u2-pa-ah-hi-ru | 5 shekels of silver that they will weigh out |
| 11 | a-na gi-im-ri-ia at-ta-di-in | I have given to my descendants. |
| 12 | sza isz-tu i-na-an-na a-di _iti ab-e3_ | that from now until the month of Addaru |
| 13 | a-ma-ah-ha-ru re-esz-ka u2-ka-al | He will hold your head high. |
| 14 | an#-ni-tam ta-aq-bi-a-am | You said this |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na-an-na a-di szi-ni-szu asz-pu-ra-ak-kum-ma | Now, I have written to you, together with his brothers: |
| 2 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-ul tu-sza-bi-lam | 1 shekel of silver you did not send. |
| 3 | an-ni-tum sza te-pu-szu it-ti-ka ki-i | This is what you did with you. |
| 4 | mi-im-mu-ia a-na ga-za-ri-i ta-at-ta-na-ad-di | All of my possessions you have piled up for the granary. |
| 5 | sza sze-am u3 _ku3-babbar#_ ma#-ah-ri-szu i-na-di-nu | of barley and silver before him they shall give |
| 6 | i-na sa-am-ni-i e-bu-ri u2-sza#-[ad-da-nu] | in the sammû of the harvest they will feed. |
| 7 | u3 _1(asz) sze gur_ sza a-na _munu4{sar}_ ad-di-nu# [(x) (x)] | and 1 kor of barley, which I gave for the emmer |
| 8 | e-li-ia mi-na-am ti-szu-u2 | What is it that is missing from me? |
| 9 | i-na qa2-ti-ka tu-ki-il-ma la ta-ad-di-in# | You have bound it in your hand, but you have not given it. |
| 10 | i-na-an-na a-hu-ni ze2-eh-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ku | Now, my brother, I have sent a message to you. |
| 11 | _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-di-in-szum-ma | 5 shekels of silver he gave him, and |
| 12 | a-na babila2{ki} li-ib-lam | to Babylon may he bring. |
| 13 | u3 _1(asz) gur munu4{sar}_ a-na {d}utu-ba-ni | and 1 gur of malt for Šamaš-bani |
| 14 | i-di-in-ma a-na sza-qi2-ia re-szi li-ki-il | Give it to me, so that my head may be bound. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-wa-tam i-dam tu-sza-ar-sza-ma | You make a claim against the one who is angry, and |
| 2 | gi-me-er i-si-im-ma-ni-ka u2-pa-ar#-[ra-ak] | he will remove the reeds of your trees. |
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