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CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0607 (P355835)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0607 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355835 |
| Museum no. | BM 078696 |
| 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 dumu-er-s,e-tim {disz}ra-bu-ut-{d}utu u3 {d}suen-dingir | to the son-in-law of Abat-šamaš and Sîn-ilī |
| 4 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 5 | um-ma {d}nanna-tum-ma | thus Nanna-tum: |
| 6 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ku-nu-ti | may Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 7 | ki-ma u2-hi-ra# [x x x] | as a substitute ... |
| 8 | _u4 6(disz)-kam_ x [x x (x) (x)] | the 6th day ... |
| 9 | _u4 7(disz)-kam_ [x x x x (x) (x)] | the 7th day ... |
| 10 | li-qi2-a-ni#-[im-ma] | let him take, and |
| 11 | a-na x [x x (x) (x)] | to ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i7_ x [x x x x (x) (x)] | the river ...... |
| 2 | qa2-ti s,a-ab-[ta-ni-im-ma] | take hold of me, and |
| 3 | _ma2-la2_ szi-pa-as#-[si x (x)] | the length of a rope ...; |
| 4 | ti-gi-a-ma ak-ka-al-la | Tigia, and Akkalla |
| 5 | u3 sza ta-ri-ba-tim | and of Tarībatum |
| 6 | _5(disz) erin2-mesz_ li-qi2-a-ni-im | 5 labor-troops may they take |
| 7 | al-ka-ni-im | of Alkanum, |
| 8 | la ta-gi-a | not to return, |
Sources & licences
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