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CT 02, pl. 48, Bu 1891-05-09, 2185 (P382526)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 02, pl. 48, Bu 1891-05-09, 2185 |
|---|---|
| ID | P382526 |
| Museum no. | BM 082051 |
| 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 be-li2-ia | To my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ip-qa2-tum ARAD2-ka-ma | Thus Ipqatum, your servant: |
| 4 | ki-ma be-li2 at-ta te-esz-mu-u2 | As you, my lord, heard, |
| 5 | _gu4 hi-a lu2-kur2_ it-ba-al | the enemy's oxen he carried away. |
| 6 | ma-ti-ma a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta | At any time you speak to my lord |
| 7 | u2-ul asz-pu-ra-am | I did not send. |
| 8 | i-na-an-na tup-pi2 a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta | Now the tablet is ready for my lord. |
| 9 | usz-ta-bi-lam | he sent to me. |
| 10 | 1(disz) _ab2_ bu-ur-ta-am be-li2 at-ta | 1 cow: you, my lord, |
| 11 | szu-bi-lam-ma | send me, and |
| 12 | _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ lu-us,-mi-da-am-ma | 5 shekels of silver I shall weigh out, and |
| 13 | a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta lu-sza-bi-lam | To my lord I shall send you a message. |
| 14 | be-li2 at-ta i-na qi2-bi-it {d}marduk ba-ni#-i#-ka | Your lord, by the command of Marduk, your creator |
| 15 | a-szar ta-qa2-ab-bu-u2 ta-am-ma-ag-ga-ar | Where you speak, you will praise. |
| 16 | ma-am-ma-an a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta | Nobody has spoken to my lord. |
| 17 | u2-ul i-ka-al-la | he will not hold. |
| 18 | be-li2 at-ta ki-i-mu-sza | You, my lord, are like her. |
| 19 | i-na _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_-im | for 5 shekels of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta a-s,a-am-mi-dam-ma | that I have brought to my lord, and |
| 2 | u2-sza-ab-ba-lam | he shall make whole |
| 3 | ki#-i-mu-sza szu-zi-iz | steadfastly |
| 4 | be-li2 at-ta i-na an-ni-tim | You, my lord, in this |
| 5 | ka-aq-qa2-di ku-ub-bi-it-ma | “The ground is covered, and |
| 6 | i-na bi-ri-it a-ah-hi-ia | between my brothers |
| 7 | ka-aq-qa2-di la i-qa2-al-li-il | (Sum) He does not fill the ground with water (Akk) The ground is not filled with water |
| 8 | a-na sza a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta | To what is said to my lord |
| 9 | asz-pu-ra-am be-li2 la usz-ta-wa-am | I wrote to my lord, but he did not reply. |
| 10 | a-na-ku ARAD2-ka s,i-bu-ut be-li2-ia ka-ta | I, your servant, you are the counsel of my lord. |
| 11 | e-pe2-sza-am e-le-i | to do, above |
| 12 | u3 _ab2_ bu-ur-tum sza be-li2 at-ta | and the cattle of my lord you |
| 13 | tu-sza-ab-ba-lam lu-u2 ta-ak-la-at-ma | You will make it abundant, you will become rich, and |
| 14 | i-na a-li _iri_ ba-s,u{ki} lu-u2 szu-mu-um | in the city of Baṣu, or by name |
| 15 | da-am-qu2 sza be-li2-ia ka-ta | The good of my lord is at your disposal. |
| 16 | szum-ma be-li2 at-ta tu-da-am-ma-qa2-am-ma | If you, my lord, know, and |
| 17 | tu-sza-ab-ba-lam it-ti i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am a-hi-ia | You will bring it with Ilī-iqišam, my brother. |
| 18 | _ab2_ bu-ur-tum szi-i li-il-li-kam | that young cow may he go. |
| 19 | u3 a-na-ku a-na sza be-li2 | and I to what my lord |
| 20 | ar-hi-isz u2-da-am-ma-qa2-am-ma | quickly he will make great, and |
| 21 | _ab2_ bu-ur-ta u2-sza-ab-ba-lam | a cow from a pasture shall raise up |
| left | ||
| 1 | _1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-s,a-am-mi-da-am-ma ar-hi-isz | 15 shekels of silver I weighed out and quickly |
| 2 | a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta u2-sza-ab-ba-lam | to my lord he shall make manifest. |
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