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CT 29, pl. 33-34, BM 078214 (P365965)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 33-34, BM 078214 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365965 |
| Museum no. | BM 078214 |
| 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 szi-i-li-bi u3 i-bi-{d}en-lil2 | to Ši-ilībi and Ibbi-Enlil |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma s,il2-li2-{d}iszkur-ma | thus Ṣillī-Addu: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}en-lil2 i-li li-ba-li-t,u2-ku-<nu-ti> | May Šamaš and Enlil my god keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum ki-si-im sza a-na {disz}a-hu-ni-ia | Concerning the rope which to Ahuniya |
| 6 | [ad]-di-nu ki-sa-am tu-ut-te-ra-nim | I gave. You returned the truth to me. |
| 7 | [tup]-pa-tim la-bi-ra-tim ta-ah-pi2-a | old tablets I destroyed. |
| 8 | [u3 esz]-sze#-tim ta-asz-t,u2-ra-a | and new ones you wrote |
| 9 | [ki]-sa#-am il-qi2-ma a-na ge-er-ri | he took as a pledge and to the army |
| 10 | it#-ta-la-ak | has gone |
| 11 | szum-ma ki-sa-am il-qi2-ma | If he took the plot, and |
| 12 | it-ta-la-ak szum-ma ma-ah-ri-ku-<nu> | If before you |
| 13 | i-na ge-er-<ri>-im | in battle |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza i-la-kam tup-pa-am | which he will bring, a tablet |
| 2 | szu-bi-la-nim t,e4-em tup-pa-tim | Send me the report of the tablets! |
| 3 | szu-up-ra-nim | send me! |
| 4 | a-na a-ma-tim u3 s,u2-ha-re-e | for flood and ṣuharû |
| 5 | la ta-gi-a | not to return, |
| 6 | u3 sza _1(u) sze gur_ pu-hu-ri | and of 10 gur of barley for the granary |
| 7 | i-na qa2-ti-ku-nu s,a-ab-ta | seized from your hands. |
| 8 | t,e4-em tup-pa-tim u3 ki-si-im | News of tablets and omens: |
| 9 | i-na ge-er-ri-im | in battle |
| 10 | ma-ah-ri-im szu-up-ra-nim | Send me a copy! |
| 11 | isz-tu _u4_-mi sza a-bu-ul | from the day of the flood |
| 12 | zimbir{ki} u2-s,u2-u2 | of Sippar he brought out. |
| 13 | na-az-qa2-ku i-na ki!-na-tim | I am a herdsman in truth |
| 14 | {disz}ba-ni-{d}utu ih-ta-li-iq | Bani-šamaš has escaped |
| 15 | s,e2-eh-ra-am sza ki-ma | a flock that like |
| 16 | ta-ta-ap-la-si | you have poured out. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ma-asz-ka-nam lu na-di | “May he be able to carry (them) out for me! |
Sources & licences
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