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CT 06, pl. 23, Bu 1891-05-09, 0383 (P365137)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 06, pl. 23, Bu 1891-05-09, 0383 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365137 |
| Museum no. | BM 080249 |
| 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 lu2-{d}mar-tu | to Lu-Amurru |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-<<pi>>-bu-wa-qar-ma | Thus (says) Apibu-waqar: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum mu-ha-di-tim | because of the reed-beds |
| 6 | tup-pa-am {disz}ha-ia-ab-ni-nu | Tablet of Haya-abninu. |
| 7 | {disz}nu-ur2-ra-tum | Nurratum |
| 8 | u3 dingir-szu-ba-ni | and Ilu-šubāni |
| 9 | usz-ta-bi-lam | he sent to me. |
| 10 | i-zi-iz e-si-ir-szu-nu-ti-ma | he stood by them and |
| 11 | a-wa-at s,u2-ha-ar-ti an-ni-ti | This is the word of the ṣuḫartu-demon. |
| 12 | am-mu-ur szum-<ma a>-ha-zu-um | I have seen. If a friend |
| 13 | li-hu-uz | may he be happy. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szum-ma la ki-a-am | If not, |
| 2 | szum-ma li-ib-ba-szu | If his heart |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-zu-be2-e | the silver of Uzubê |
| 4 | szu!(LI)-usz-qi2-il-ma ki-<<a>>-ma ti#-du-u2 | Šū-ushqi-il, and like a tidû |
| 5 | {disz}mu-ha-di-tum-ma _mu 2(disz)-kam_ | Muhaditum, 2nd year. |
| 6 | u2-da-bi-ba-an-ni | he has imposed upon me, |
| 7 | szum-ma i-na ki-na-tim ta-ra-ma-an-ni | If you love me in truth, |
| 8 | s,i2-ri-im a-wa-ti-sza | her words |
| 9 | am-mu-ur sza mu-ha-di-tim | “I have seen the face of the muḫadītum-demon’s |
| 10 | ki-ma ta-asz-pu-ra-am | When you wrote me, |
| 11 | i-sza-ri-isz a-ta-pa-al-szi | I searched for her. |
| 12 | me-he-er tup-pi2-ia | in accordance with my tablet |
| 13 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
Sources & licences
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