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CT 02, pl. 12, Bu 1888-05-12, 212 (P365093)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 02, pl. 12, Bu 1888-05-12, 212 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365093 |
| Museum no. | BM 078334 |
| 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-bi-ia | to my father |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma el-me-szum-ma | Elmešum speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi a-bi li-ba-al-li#-t,u2 | Šamaš and Marduk, forever my father may they live! |
| 5 | a-bi at-ta lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | You, my father, should be well, you should be healthy. |
| 6 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir a-bi-ia re-esz da-mi-iq-tim a-bi-ia | the god who guards my father, the foremost of the good deeds of my father |
| 7 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na szu-lum a-bi-ia asz-pu-ra-am | for the well-being of my father I wrote. |
| 9 | szu-lum a-bi-ia ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk lu da-ri | The well-being of my father may it be forever before Šamaš and Marduk. |
| 10 | isz-tu szu-mi a-bi-ia ka-ta {d}suen-{d}mar-tu | From the name of my father, from the mouth of Sîn-Amurru |
| 11 | iz-ku-ru | he made enter. |
| 12 | u3 sa-ar-di-a-am a-pu-lu | and sardiām, apû-plant |
| 13 | a-bi at-ta ki-a-am ta-aq-bi-a-am | You, my father, said thus: |
| 14 | ki-ma a-na bad3-am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 sza _gu2 i7_ sza-ar-kum | like to the wall Ammī-ṣaduqa on the bank of the river, |
| 15 | a-al-la-ku _1(disz) udu-nita_ u3 _5(disz) ma-na siki_ | I went. 1 ram and 5 minas of wool |
| 16 | s,u2-ha-ra u2-sza-ab-ba-la-ak-ku-um# | he will bring you the ṣuharu-offering. |
| 17 | an-ni-tam a-bi at-ta ta-aq-bi-a-am | This is the father you spoke to me about. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | uz-ni-ia a-bi u2-sza-ab-szi-ma | My father raised her, and |
| 2 | u2-ul tu-sza-bi-lam | you did not send me. |
| 3 | u3 i-nu-ma a-bi at-ta | And when your father |
| 4 | a-na ma-har ta-ri-bu | before Taribu |
| 5 | sza-UB-ra-ti ta-asz-pur-am | You sent me the ša-UB-rāti. |
| 6 | a-na ma-har a-bi-ia tup-pi2 u2-sza-bi-lam | He sent a tablet to my father. |
| 7 | a-bi at-ta di-a-at tup-pi2-ia | You are my father, judge of my tablet. |
| 8 | u2-ul ta-sza-al | you will not ask. |
| 9 | a-di sza-la-szi-szu tup-pi2 a-<na a>-bi-ia | Until its completion, I will send my tablet to my father. |
| 10 | u2-sza-bi-la-am-ma a-bi at-ta | I sent to you, my father, |
| 11 | sza _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-ub-ba-lu | of 1 shekel of silver they shall weigh out. |
| 12 | ki-ma ah-hi-ka u2-ul tu-sza-bi-lam | like your brother you did not send me. |
| 13 | ki-ma {d}marduk u3 {d}suen-{d}mar-tu | like Marduk and Sîn-Amurru |
| 14 | sza a-na a-bi-ia i-ka-ar-ra-bu | that to my father they will burn |
| 15 | uz-na-ia ba-szi-a | my limbs were bound, |
| 16 | a-bi li-sza-bi-lam-ma | may my father send me, and |
| 17 | li-ib-bi la i-le-em-mi3-in | (Sum) My heart does not rejoice (Akk) I do not rejoice |
| left | ||
| 1 | ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk a-na a-bi-ia lu-uk-ru-ub | before Šamaš and Marduk may I bless my father. |
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