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CT 02, pl. 29, Bu 1891-05-09, 354 (P365110)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 02, pl. 29, Bu 1891-05-09, 354 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365110 |
| Museum no. | BM 080224 |
| 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-la-t,u2-szu | to the man whom Marduk shall restore |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma sa3-al-lu-hu-ma | Thus Salluhu: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz da-mi-iq-ti-ka | O god, your guardian, the one who provides for your good health, |
| 8 | li#-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | a-na# szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 10 | [szu-lum]-ka# ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 11 | lu# da-ri | May it be forever! |
| 12 | i-nu-ma sze-am u2-sza-ni-a-ku | when he gave me the barley, |
| 13 | sze#-am i-na qa2-ti-ka ki-il | The barley is held in your hand. |
| 14 | a-di t,e4-mi-im a-sza-pa-ra-ak-ku | until I send you a report |
| 15 | i-na-an-na tup-pi2 usz#-ta#-bi-la#-ku# | Now I have sent my tablet to you. |
| 16 | it-ti _aga-us2-mesz_ sza qa2-ti ARAD2-{d}mar#-[tu] | with the soldiers in the charge of Warad-Amurrum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sza3 elam-ma{ki} kar-ra#_ x x x x x x | in Elam the quay |
| 2 | _1(u) 1(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}marduk am-hu-ur | I received 11 gur of barley (from) the seah of Marduk. |
| 3 | _1(u) 1(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}marduk | 11 gur of barley (according to) the seah of Marduk |
| 4 | _gu2-KUM_ a-na sze-e s,u2-bi-it-ma | “The throne is tied to the barley and |
| 5 | u3 <a-na> _aga-us2-mesz_ sza qa2-ti ARAD2-{d}mar-tu | and to the soldiers in the charge of Warad-Amurru |
| 6 | i-di-in u3 ka-ni-ki mu-<hu>-ur-ma | he gave, and your seal he impressed, and |
| 7 | a-na szi-bu-ti-ia ki-il-la | “For my life, I have been confined. |
| 8 | a-na sa-ku-ut-ti _sze_ sza id-di-nu-ni | for the ration of the barley that he gave |
| 9 | [_gu2]-KUM_ szu-um-hi-ir la tu-sza-ad-ba-ab | Do not seize the throne-dweller! |
| 10 | ki#-ma sze-am tu-usz-te-s,i | like barley you have brought in |
| 11 | sza _3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza ma-ah-ri#-[ka] | of 3 1/3 shekels of silver before you |
| 12 | u3 _4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-har x x [x x] x | and 4 shekels of silver before ... |
| 13 | le-qe2-e-ma se-am ki-ma i-ba#-asz-szu | Take it, so that it is as it is. |
| 14 | a#-na# _e2_ {d}utu a-na _na4_ {d}utu ub-bi-ka?-ma# | to the temple of Šamaš, to the stone of Utu I brought to you, and |
| 15 | u3 szi-ta-at ma-ah-ri-ka i-di-in-ma# | and the fates of your predecessors he gave, and |
| 16 | babila2{ki} _aga-us2-mesz_ | of Babylon, soldiers |
| 17 | la i-ka-sza-du-ni | they shall not achieve. |
| left | ||
| 1 | qa2-qa2-di la# tu-qa2-la-al szu#-bi-la bi-it-ka# | Do not wait on the ground, send me your property! |
| 2 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ u3 _sze_ a-pu-ul tup-pa-ka szu-bi-la | with silver and barley the work of your tablet send. |
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