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CT 02, pl. 11, Bu 1888-05-12, 207 (P365092)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 02, pl. 11, Bu 1888-05-12, 207 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365092 |
| Museum no. | BM 078332 |
| 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# a-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-tu2-szu | to the man whom Marduk brought |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi-ma | Šumum-libši speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive forever! |
| 6 | lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim | May the god who protects you, your head, be at peace. |
| 8 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 10 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk lu da-ri | May your health be long before Šamaš and Marduk! |
| 11 | i-na i-di pa-sza-asz-ka mi-im-ma u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi-ma | Without your consent, there is nothing. |
| 12 | s,e-eh-he-ru-tim it-ti-ia u2-ul at-ra-a-am | I am not a stranger with me. |
| 13 | a-na a-hu-ut{ki} at,-ru-ud-ma | I sent to Aḫut, and |
| 14 | i-na a-hu-ut{ki} i-na la _szuku_ | in Aḫut without food |
| 15 | {disz}{d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi ma-ra-ka | Sîn-nādin-šumi is your servant. |
| 16 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ia it,-ru-du#-nim# | they brought me before me. |
| 17 | {disz}ARAD2-{d}marduk sza il-li#-[kam] | Warad-Marduk, who came |
| 18 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am um-ma szu#-[ma] | Thus said he: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-wi-lum na-ak-rum i-mu-ur-szu#-ma# | the enemy saw him and |
| 2 | ma-ah-ri-szu ik-ta-la-szu | before him he kissed him. |
| 3 | um-ma szu-ma u2-ul a-t,ar-ra-as-su2 | Thus (says) he: I did not write him. |
| 4 | an-ni-tam iq-bi-a-am | this he said to me. |
| 5 | {d}marduk a-na e-pe2-szi-ka an-ni-i-im | Marduk, for this work |
| 6 | li-ik-ru-ub | may he bless. |
| 7 | isz-tu _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_ | from the month of Šabaṭu, the 18th day |
| 8 | isz-tu ma-ah-ri-ka ta-ak-lu-u2#-szu# | After you have held him back, |
| 9 | _u4 1(disz)-e 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta_ qa2-du ni-is-hi-szu | for 1 day 2 1/2 sila3 bread together with its trimming |
| 10 | u3 _1(disz) sila3 kasz-ta_ li-isz-ti | and 1 sila3 of beer each |
| 11 | a-na _e2-dub-ba-a_ a-la-kam szu-hi-is-su2-u2 | to the scribal school I went. |
| 12 | qa2-as-su2 hi-it,-ma u2-sa-tam | (Sum) Its hand is a sin (Akk) His hand is an oath |
| 13 | i-na mu-uh-hi-szu szu-ku-un | place upon him. |
| 14 | sze-am _nidba2_ a-na-ku a-ap-pa-al | barley and bread I shall measure out. |
| 15 | la# ta#-AH-a-da-ar | Do not delay! |
| 16 | u3 szum-ma ta-qa2-ab-bi | and if you say, |
| 17 | [a]-ha-szu li-il-qu2-ni-kum# | May his brothers take you away. |
| 18 | _1(disz) sila3 ninda_ u3 _kasz_ sza ki-la-li-szu-nu | 1 sila3 bread and beer of their weight |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu#-pu-ul-ka {d}marduk ra-im-ka i-na pi2-ha-at szu-ul-mi-ka# | May I provide for you, Marduk, your beloved, through the protection of your well-being. |
| 2 | _u4_-mi-sza li-ir-te-ed-di-ka | may her days be long for you. |
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