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CT 06, pl. 19, Bu 1891-05-09, 0315 (P385833)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 06, pl. 19, Bu 1891-05-09, 0315 |
|---|---|
| ID | P385833 |
| Museum no. | BM 080195 |
| 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 e-ri-ib-{d}suen | to Erīb-Sîn |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma um-ma ib-ni-{d}tiszpak-ma | speak! Thus Ibni-Tišpak: |
| 3 | a-hu-ka-ma asz-szum t,e4-mi-im | Your brother, concerning the report |
| 4 | sza ARAD2-i3-li2-szu dumu ib-ni-er3-ra | belonging to Warad-ilišu son of Ibni-Erra, |
| 5 | _2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ ad-di-szum u3 i-na szi-bu-ti-ia | 2/3 mina of silver I gave him, and in my šibutīya |
| 6 | sza-at,-ra-ti a-na li-ib-bi | My writings to the heart |
| 7 | asz-szu-ur{ki} il-li-ik-ma | Assyria went and |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_-am a-na sza-ma-ia-tim | the silver to me |
| 9 | u2-ul id-di-in a-na-ku u3 sza-ma-ia-tum | I and Šamayatum |
| 10 | i-na li-ib-bi | in the heart |
| 11 | usz#-gan2-na{ki} ni-in-na-mi-ir-ma | We surrounded Ušgana, and |
| 12 | a-na a-wa-tim ni-it-te-eg-ri | we have sworn by the word. |
| 13 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_-am | thus I: silver |
| 14 | {disz}ARAD2-i3-li2-szu | Abdi-ilišu |
| 15 | usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | I have sent to you |
| 16 | um-ma szu-ma szum-ma | Thus (says) he: If |
| 17 | {disz}ARAD2-i3-li2-szu | Abdi-ilišu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_ku3]-babbar#_-am id-di-nam | the silver he gave |
| 2 | [_ku3]-babbar#_-um _ku3-babbar_-am li-ir-di | The silver shall increase by the silver. |
| 3 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ sza-tu a-ah-ka | to that silver my brother |
| 4 | la ta-na-ad-di u3 asz-szum | Do not be negligent, and concerning |
| 5 | t,e4-mi-im sza a-na _1(u) 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | News of for 14 shekels of silver |
| 6 | {disz}{d}utu-be-el-i3-li2 | Šamaš-bel-ilī, |
| 7 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am _ku3-babbar_-am | of which you wrote, silver |
| 8 | u2-ul ad-di-in-szum | I did not give to him, |
| 9 | _2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ e-li ARAD2-i3-li2-szu i-szu | 2/3 mina of silver against Warad-ilīšu he has |
| 10 | {disz}ARAD2-i3-li2-szu s,a-ba-at-ma | Abdi-ilīšu is captured |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 ne2-me2-le-ti-szu | the silver and its interest |
| 12 | sza e-li-tim u3 wa-ri-tim | of upper and lower |
| 13 | szu-usz-qi2-il-szu-u2-ma | send him, and |
| 14 | i-na li-ib-bi-im | in the heart |
| 15 | _1(u) 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_-ka li-qi2-ma | 14 shekels of your silver may he buy, and |
| 16 | sza-pi2-il-ta-am | a ša-piltam |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
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