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CT 02, pl. 20, Bu 1891-05-09, 294 (P365101)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 02, pl. 20, Bu 1891-05-09, 294 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365101 |
| Museum no. | BM 080175 |
| 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 be-li2-ia | To my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}utu-ra-bi-ma | thus Šamaš-rabi: |
| 4 | ki-ma be-li2 i-du-u2 isz-tu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | As my lord knows, from Hammurapi |
| 5 | li-bi-it-tim sza _iri_ ba-s,u in-na-du-u2 | the debts of the city of Baṣu they shall pay. |
| 6 | i-na pi2-ha-at sza _iri_ ba-s,u wa-asz-ba-a-nu | in the district of the city of Baṣu, the governor |
| 7 | _{gesz}ma2_ me-he-er-tam u3 mu-qe2-el-pi2-tam | a boat of equal capacity and a mooring pole |
| 8 | _dam-gar3_ sza tup-pi2 _lugal_ na-szu-u2 nu-ba-ah-a-ma | the merchant who the king's tablet brought, we shall remove and |
| 9 | nu-sze-et-te-eq | we did not pass. |
| 10 | _dam-gar3_ sza tup-pi2 _lugal_ la na-szu-u2 | the merchant of the royal tablet is not responsible. |
| 11 | a-na babila2{ki} nu-ta-ar-ra-asz-zu | did not return to Babylon, |
| 12 | i-na-an-na isz-tu _e2_ a-na-tum u3 ri-isz-{d}utu | Now, from the house of Anatum and Rīš-Šamaše |
| 13 | i-na babila2{ki} wa-asz-bu-u2 | in Babylon who dwells |
| 14 | mi-im-mu-u2 e-ma-ri-i u3 ha-la#-ba-ia | all the emārī and my share |
| 15 | u2-sze-et-te-qu2-ni-in-ni-ma | they made me pass by, and |
| 16 | i-na qa2-ti-szu-nu _{gesz}ma2_ bu-uh-a-am | in their hands a boat of buḫam-wood |
| 17 | u2-ul e-le-i | I did not ascend. |
| 18 | i-na-an-na a-na _1(u) sze gur_ sza be-li2 u2-te-er-ra-am | Now, for the 10 kor of barley that my lord returned |
| 19 | [a]-na# sze-e szu-a-ti a-na zimbir{ki} al-li-kam-ma | to that barley I went to Sippar and |
| 20 | [{disz}]dumu#-{d}utu sza pi2-ha-ti i-na-s,a-ru | Dumu-Šamaš, who is responsible, they will keep watch. |
| 21 | ki#-a-am isz-pu-ra-am um-ma szu-[ma] | he wrote to me thus: "He is |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki#-i ri-isz-{d}utu u3 _lu2-mesz_ | like Rīš-Šamaše and the men |
| 2 | sza it-ti-szu u2-ul i-de-e | he does not know with him. |
| 3 | _{gesz}ma2_ u2-sza-as2-ni-qu2-nim-ma | the boat he made pass by, and |
| 4 | a-na _sza3 {gesz}ma2_ u2-ri-id-ma | into a boat he brought, and |
| 5 | _1(u) gu2 nagga_ na-szu-u2 | 10 talents of lead are to be carried. |
| 6 | _iri{ki}_ u2-sza-at,-t,i-il | he made the city flourish. |
| 7 | u3 1(disz) {kusz}tu-ka-nu sza _na4_ | and 1 tukkanu-garment of stone |
| 8 | asz-szum i-na mu-uh2-hi-ia ne-me-et-tam | Because of the kindness on my account, |
| 9 | la ra-sze-e | not to fear |
| 10 | a-na sze-me-e-ka <<PI>> asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your hearing. |
| 11 | an-ni-tam isz-pu-ra-am | this he wrote to me. |
| 12 | tup-pi2 a-na a-wi-lim usz-ta-bi-lam | I have sent a tablet to a man. |
| 13 | be-li2 li-iz-zi-iz-ma | my lord should stand, and |
| 14 | t,e4-ma-am li-isz-pu-ra-am | let him send me a report. |
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