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CT 02, pl. 19, Bu 1891-05-09, 290 (P365100)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 02, pl. 19, Bu 1891-05-09, 290 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365100 |
| Museum no. | BM 080171 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 be-li2-ia | To my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma be-el-szu-nu ARAD2-ka-ma | Thus (says) their lord, your servant: |
| 4 | isz-tu i-na _e2 agrig_ ka-li-a-ku | from the house of the agrig-official allotted |
| 5 | be-li2 at-ta tu-ba-al-li-t,a-an-ni | You, my lord, keep me alive! |
| 6 | mi-nu-u2 a-wa-tum-mu isz-tu _iti 5(disz)-kam_ | What are my words? From the 5th month |
| 7 | be-li2 <ni>-di a-hi i-na mu-uh2-hi-ia ir-szi | My lord took away a brother from me. |
| 8 | _e2_ sza ka-li-a-ku _e2_ da-an-na-tim | the house of the kalīku-priest, the eternal house |
| 9 | i-na-an-na 1(disz) _dumu abul_ tup-pa a-na be-li2-ia | Now, 1 son of the gate of the tablet to my lord |
| 10 | ka-ta usz-ta-bi-lam | he has sent me from the mouth. |
| 11 | ki-ma be-li2 at-ta tu-ba-al-li-t,a-an-ni | As you, my lord, keep me alive, |
| 12 | szu-bi-lam-ma ki-la ki-ma it-ti-ka ka-lu-u2 | Send to me, so that everything is as it is with you. |
| 13 | lu-sza-ak-ri-ba-ak-kum | let me send to you. |
| 14 | u3 ma-ar-s,a-ku-ma hu-ta-iu#-t,i | And I am afraid and frightened. |
| 15 | na-ah-ra-ar be-li2-ia li-ib-ba-szi-a | May my lord be at peace with her. |
| 16 | _1(ban2) zi3-da 1(ban2) sze 1(disz) sila3 za3-hi-li-a{sar}_ | 1 ban 2 of flour, 1 ban2 of barley, 1 sila3 of zaḫiliya-flour |
| 17 | _szum2 szum2-sikil{sar}_ szu-bi-lam-ma | send me the herbs of šumsikil-plant, and |
| 18 | la a-ma-at u3 lu-ba-ra# | I do not know, and I will not bring it to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-bi-lam-ma na-ag-la-bi-ia | Send to me, so that I may not be forgotten! |
| 2 | lu-uk-tum | |
| 3 | u3 hu-ub-du asz-szu be-li2-ia ka-ta | and robbery because of my lord |
| 4 | i-ba-asz-sza-an-ni | there is |
| 5 | szum-ma _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ szum-ma _2(disz) ma-na siki_ | If 1/2 shekel of silver or 2 minas of wool |
| 6 | szu-bi-la-asz-szu-um-ma | send to him, and |
| 7 | i-na du-ul-li pa-ni-ia li-it-ta-ab-ba-al | During my work, may it be carried out. |
| 8 | _1(disz) dumu abul_ re-qu2-us-su2 la it,-ta-ar-ra-da | 1 son of the city gate whose rest he did not return, |
| 9 | re-qu2-us-su2 i-il-la-kam-ma | his servant will come and |
| 10 | ka-al-bu i-ik-ka-lu-ni-in-ni | (Sum) The kalbu priestess, the one who holds me back (Akk) The galbu priestesses hold me back |
| 11 | ki-ma be-li2 at-ta a-wi-lum zimbir{ki} | Like my lord you, the man of Sippar |
| 12 | u3 babila2{ki} ka-lu-szu i-di | and Babylon all of it he knew. |
| 13 | sza ka-li-a-ku u2-ul ih-hu-ub-ti | (Sum) The one of the kalīku priestess did not rejoice (Akk) That which I have rejoiced, I have not rejoiced |
| 14 | u2-ul i-na pi2-il-szi ka-asz-da-a-ku | I am not to be beaten by her mouth. |
| 15 | be-li2 at-ta _i3-gesz_ a-na e-bi-ir-ta tu-sza-bi-la-an-ni | You, my lord, have sent me oil for the ebirtu-festival. |
| 16 | su-tu-u2 u2-sza-am-hi-ru-ni-in-ni | the Suteans greeted me, |
| 17 | ka-li-a-ku qi2-bi-it i-na ma-ah-ri-szi-in | I am all right, command in front of them. |
| 18 | ma-ag-ra-at du-bu-ub szu-bi-lam# | “Send me a copy of the tablet! |
| 19 | i-na _e2_ da-an-na-tim la a-ma-[at] | in the eternal house I do not know. |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ u3 _5(disz) sila3 mun_ szu-bi-lam | 1 liter of oil and 5 liters of malt send me! |
| 2 | sza-ad-da-aq-da tu-sza-bi-lam-ma | you will send to me, and |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | ma-am-ma-an u2-ul id-di-na | nobody gave it to me. |
| 2 | ma-la tu-sza-ab-ba-la ze2-eh-pa szu-bi-lam# | Send me as much as you want to send to me. |
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