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CT 02, pl. 49, Bu 1891-05-09, 2194 (P382527)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 02, pl. 49, Bu 1891-05-09, 2194 |
|---|---|
| ID | P382527 |
| Museum no. | BM 082058 |
| 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 i-pi2-iq-an-nu-ni-tum | to Ipiq-annunitum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i-din-{d}suen-ma a-hu-ka-a-ma | Thus Iddin-Sîn, your brother: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}IL-KA-AN-SZA-AN | Šamaš and Illika-anšan |
| 5 | li-ba-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive! |
| 6 | ki-ma a-na ar-ra-ap-hi-im{ki} e-ru-ba-am | when I entered Arraphim, |
| 7 | sza-ma-al-le-e _ansze hi-a_ il-qe2-ma | the ša-mal-lēʾû of donkeys he took and |
| 8 | ih-ta-li-iq u3 a-na-ku am-ta-ra-as, | he has gone missing, and I have been seized. |
| 9 | i-na na-pi2-isz7-tim e-li-i | In the night he went up. |
| 10 | u3 am-tam sza a-na szu-bu-lim a-na s,e2-ri-ka | And the one who to send to your country |
| 11 | im-tu-ta-an-ni | he gave me. |
| 12 | ki-a-am ta-aq-bi um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you said: "You |
| 13 | {disz}al-ma-nu-szu a-ha-ka | Almanušu, his brother, |
| 14 | da-qa-at _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | the price of 1/3 mina of silver |
| 15 | i-na gi-ri-im sza wa-ar-ki-ka | In the reedbed that after you |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-sza-ba-la-ku _dingir_-lam# u3 {d}utu | the gods and Šamaš |
| 2 | gi-mil-ma t,u2-ur-da-asz-szu | Give him a requital! |
| 3 | la ta-ka-la-szu ki-ma an-na-nu-um | Do not hold him back! Like this |
| 4 | a-ka-mi-sa-am-ma at-ta-la-kam | I will eat and I will go. |
| 5 | li-ba-ka la i-ma-ra-as, | Your heart will not be pacified. |
| 6 | sza-al-ma-ku | I am well. |
| 7 | u3 am-tum na-wi-ir-tum wa-asz-ba-at | and Amtum, the nawirtu-priestess, who dwells |
| 8 | a-na a-li-ki-im u2-ki-il-szi-ma | to the city he bound her, and |
| 9 | ma-ma-an u2-ul im-hu-ra-an-ni | nobody has received from me. |
| 10 | um-ma szu-nu-ma ge-ru-um da-an | Thus (says) the following: |
| 11 | szum-ma li-ba-ka {disz}be-el-szu-nu | If your city Bēlšunu |
| 12 | da-qa-at _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ szu-bi-lam-ma | the price of 1/2 mina of silver, send me, and |
| 13 | _i3-sag_ da-qa-at qa-qu2-ul-lim | first-class oil, poured into a qaqullum-vessel. |
| 14 | szu-bi-lam-ma an-na-nu-um | Send here! |
| 15 | i ni-in-<ne>-mi-id-ma i ni-li-kam | Let us go and let us go! |
| 16 | asz-szum {disz}{d}iszkur-ra-ma-an-szum2 | Concerning Adad-rāmanšum |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | sza ta-aq-bi-a-am | of what you said |
| 2 | al-li-kam-ma _lu2_ im-tu-ut | came, and the man died |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | u3 sza-rum-{d}iszkur da-ha-tam-ma | and Šārum-Addu, the rival, |
| 2 | u2-ul i-sza-al mi-im-ma | he will not listen to anything |
| 3 | la ta-na-zi-iq | Do not be negligent! |
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