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CT 29, pl. 28-29, BM 080186 (P365962)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 28-29, BM 080186 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365962 |
| Museum no. | BM 080186 |
| 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-bi-ia sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to my father, whom Marduk slew, |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am-ma | thus Sîn-erībam: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi a-bi ka-ta | Šamaš and Marduk forever, the days of my father’s mouth |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2 a-bi lu sza-lim lu ba-li-it, | May my father be well, may he live! |
| 6 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir a-bi-ia ka-ta re-esz da-mi-iq-tim | O god, guardian of my father, you are merciful. |
| 7 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na szu-lum a-bi-ia asz-pu-ra-am | for the well-being of my father I wrote. |
| 9 | szu-lum a-bi-ia ka-ta ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | The well-being of my father is yours before Šamaš and Marduk. |
| 10 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 11 | ki-ma a-bi at-ta ti-du-u2 | Like my father, you know. |
| 12 | la-la-am ar-szi-ma | “Lalām-disease I sought out, and |
| 13 | _3(disz) ab2 gu4 hi-a_ us-zi-iz | 3 cows and oxen he set aside. |
| 14 | u3 _gu4 ur3-ra_ u2-ul i-szu | and an ox has no tail |
| 15 | x [x] UB-ri-i {disz}sza-al-lu-rum a-hi | ... Šallūrum, brother |
| 16 | [a-na ma-har] a-bi-ia at,-ru-dam-ma | I have sent to my father and |
| 17 | [x x x (x)] x x ISZ-ka a-na _1(disz) gu4 ur3-ra_ a-an-na | ... your ... to 1 ox, the rear, now |
| 18 | [x x x (x) (x)] x um-ma szu-ma | ..., saying: "He is |
| 19 | [x x x (x) (x)] x x-DA-tim | ... ...s |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x x (x)] x x x [x x (x)] x x-ma | ...... and |
| 2 | [x x (x)] x BI [x x (x)] x-kum | ... ... |
| 3 | [i-nu]-ma# {disz}hu-za-lum a-hi a-na ma-har a-bi-ia | When Huzalu, my brother, before my father |
| 4 | it-ta-al-kam | has gone, |
| 5 | i-na _gu4 hi-a_ sza i-na ma-har a-bi-ia ka-ta | from the oxen that in the presence of my father you |
| 6 | i-ba-asz-szu-u2 _1(disz) gu4 ur3-ra_ | there is 1 ox in the stall |
| 7 | da-am-qa2 u3 ka-ar-gu-ul-la-szu | his strength and strength |
| 8 | is-ra-am-ma szu-up-ra-am-ma | sent me, send me! |
| 9 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| 10 | i-na an-ni-tim a-ab-bu-ut-ka | In this matter, your words |
| 11 | lu-mu-ur | let me see. |
| 12 | u3 tup-pi2 a-na szi-bu-ti-ia | and a tablet for my reading |
| 13 | ki!(LI)-il | (a kind of container) |
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