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CT 02, pl. 38, Bu 1891-05-09, 325 (P365118)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 02, pl. 38, Bu 1891-05-09, 325 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365118 |
| Museum no. | BM 092678 |
| 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 _ugula dam-gar3_ zimbir{ki}-ia-[ah-ru-rum] | to the foreman of merchants of Sippar-Yaḫrum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma am-mi-di-ta-na-ma | Thus Ammi-ditana: |
| 4 | _lu2_ mu-sza-ad-di-in _siki-ud5_ | the man who gave the nanny goat |
| 5 | ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni um-ma szu-ma | Thus (says) he: |
| 6 | a-na _ugula dam-gar3_ zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum | to the foreman of merchants of Sippar-Yaḫrum |
| 7 | asz-szum _siki-ud5_ ne-me-et-ti-szu | Concerning the nēmettu-disease of his body |
| 8 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 9 | szu-bu-li-im | Šubulum |
| 10 | asz-ta-na-ap-pa-ar-ma | I keep wailing, and |
| 11 | _siki-ud5_ ne-me-et-ta-szu | the nanny-goat, his mother, |
| 12 | u2-ul u2-sza-bi-lam | he did not send. |
| 13 | ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni | thus he made me bow down |
| 14 | a-na mi-nim _siki-ud5_ ne-me-et-ta-ka | Why do you have no nanny goats? |
| 15 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 16 | la tu-sza-bi-lam | do not send me! |
| 17 | a-na e-pe2-szi-im an-ni-i-im | for this work |
| 18 | ki-i la ta-ap-la-ah | If you do not fear, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma tup-pi2 an-ni-a-[am] | according to this tablet |
| 2 | ta-am-ma-ru# | you will see |
| 3 | _siki-ud5_ ne-me-et-ta-ka | the nanny-goat of your own free will |
| 4 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 5 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
Sources & licences
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