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CT 06, pl. 08, Bu 1891-05-09, 0279 (P365130)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 06, pl. 08, Bu 1891-05-09, 0279 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365130 |
| Museum no. | BM 080163 |
| 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 | {disz}a-ma-na-nu-um _szagina_ | Ammannum, general |
| 2 | {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni _di-ku5 lu2_ i-szim-{d}szul-gi | Ilu-šubāni, the judge, the man of Ishim-Šulgi |
| 4 | {disz}{d}nanna-tum _dumu_ ur-{d}lugal-ban3-da | Nanna-tum, son of Ur-Lugalbanda |
| 5 | {disz}na-ra-am-sin _dumu_ sin-na-s,ir | Naram-sin, son of Sin-naṣir |
| 6 | {disz}di-iq-di-qu3-um _sza3-tam lu2_ hi-ri-tum{ki} | Diqdiqum, the man of Hiritum |
| 8 | {disz}na-bi-i3-li2-szu _maszkim_ | Nabi-ilīšu, responsible official |
| 9 | {disz}i-pi2-iq-nu-nu _dumu_ na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2 | Ipiqnunu, son of Nawirum-ili |
| 10 | an-nu-tum da-ia-nu-ia | These are my witnesses. |
| 11 | i-na _e2_ a-ra-ar-ri is,-ba-ta-an-ni-ma | in the house of the threshing floor seized me, and |
| 12 | u2-sze-ri-ba-an-ni-ma ip-hi-an-ni | he brought me in, and he opened me up. |
| 13 | u3 {disz}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | and Lipit-Ištar |
| 14 | am-hu-ur-ma um-ma szu-u2-ma | I received, thus he: |
| 15 | a-di a-wa-at na-di-tim | until the word of the naditum |
| 16 | ta-na-sa3-hu | to tremble |
| 17 | ma-ma-an u2-ul u2-wa-szar-ka | nobody will ever release you. |
| 18 | {disz}a-ma-na-nu-um am-hu-ur-ma | Amānum received, and |
| 19 | a-nu-mi-szu-ma | At that time |
| 20 | um-ma a-ma-na-nu-um-ma | Thus (says) Amannum: |
| 21 | u3 da-ia-nu-ia an-nu-tum | and my judge, these |
| 22 | a-li-ik# szu-ri-ib-szu | who goes at his right side |
| 23 | a-di ku-nu-ka-ka ub-ba-la-kum | until you have brought your seals, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma a-ma-na-nu-um-ma | Thus (says) Amannum: |
| 2 | a-di isz-tu babila2{ki} | from Babylon |
| 3 | a-tu-ra-ak-kum | I shall return to you. |
| 4 | a-nu-mi-szu-ma ap-pi2 aq-du-ud | At that time, I appointed (them). |
| 5 | {disz}a-ma-na-nu-um am-hu-ur-ma | Amānum received, and |
| 6 | _di-ku5_ da-ia-<nu-ia> u3 a-ma-na-nu-um# | Judge: Aya-nūya and Amanum |
| 7 | u2-sza-hi-zu-ni-in-ni-i-ma | he brought to me, and |
| 8 | u2-sze-ri-ib-szu-u2-ma | brought him in, and |
| 9 | a-pa-su2 | |
| 10 | u2-ma-am sza-ti-i-ma | that day |
| 11 | sza ku-nu-kam u2-sze-zi-ba-an-ni | who has freed me from the sealed document, |
| 12 | _a-sza3_ u3 sze-a-am la-a ta-na-di-in | the field and barley is not given. |
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