Unread Atlas
CT 06, pl. 34, Bu 1891-05-09, 0587 (P365148)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | CT 06, pl. 34, Bu 1891-05-09, 0587 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365148 |
| Museum no. | BM 080450 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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-bi-ia | to my father |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma zi-im-ri-e-ra-ah-ma | Zimri-Erah speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | a-bi li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | their fathers may they live. |
| 6 | {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur s,u2-ha-ri | Ibbi-Ninšubur, ṣuḫari |
| 7 | a-hi {disz}nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | brother of Nur-ilišu |
| 8 | {disz}{d}na-bi-um-at-pa-lam | Nabium-atpalam |
| 9 | im-qu2-ut-ma | fell, and |
| 10 | ub-ta-az-zi-ih-szu | he smote him, |
| 11 | u3 ia-a-szi-im | and to me |
| 12 | ma-ag-ri-a-tim | of the lands |
| 13 | sza a-na e-s,e2-nim la na-t,a-a | who is not suited for the flock, |
| 14 | id-bu-ub | spoke, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,u2-ha-ri-ma lu-ub-ta-az-zi-ih | (Sum) I want to raise a ṣuḫaru-demon (Akk) Let me raise my shield so that I may stand at my side |
| 2 | ia-a-ti am-mi-nim i-na-az-za-ra-an-ni | Why is he encircling me? |
| 3 | a-na a-wi-lim a-na qa2-be2-e-em-ma | to a man, at the command |
| 4 | u2-ul aq-bi um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I did not say thus: "I |
| 5 | a-na a-bi-ia lu-usz-pur-ma | let me send to my father, and |
| 6 | t,e4-em a-wa-tim li-isz-pur-am-ma | let him send me news of the matter, and |
| 7 | a-na a-wi-lim lu-uq-bi | I shall speak to the man. |
| 8 | i-na-an-na tup-pi2 | Now the tablet |
| 9 | a-na {d}na-bi-um-at-pa-lam | to Nabium-atpalam |
| 10 | a-na t,e4-em a-wa-tim szu-a-ti | for that order |
| 11 | la-ma-di-im usz-ta-bi-lam | he brought the lamassu-demon to me. |
| 12 | i-zi-iz wa-ar-ka-at | he will stand forever. |
| 13 | a-wa-tim szu-a-ti | that word |
| 14 | pu-ru-us2-ma | he swore, and |
| 15 | t,e4-ma-am szu-up-ra-am-ma | Send me a report! |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu-u2# i-de-e# | may he know |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.