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CT 06, pl. 27, Bu 1891-05-09, 0418 (P385844)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 06, pl. 27, Bu 1891-05-09, 0418 |
|---|---|
| ID | P385844 |
| Museum no. | BM 080282 |
| 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 | _8(disz) sar ki-gal2_ | 8 sar, the excavation |
| 2 | sza a-na _3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | which for 3 1/2 minas of silver |
| 3 | isz-sza-mu | he heard |
| 4 | {disz}{d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it, [_dumu_] hu-ul-li-SZI | Marduk-muballiṭ, son of Ḫulli-lēšir |
| 6 | _5(disz) sar ki-gal2_ mi-isz-lam# | 5 sar, the area of a half-cubit |
| 7 | it-ba-al-ma i-te-pu-usz | he sat down and did it. |
| 8 | s,u2-ha-ar-szu _mu <n>-kam_ | its foundations are of the year <...> |
| 9 | i-na li-ib-bi a-szi-ib | in the heart, who dwells |
| 10 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma gu-um-me-er-ma | Thus (says) Gummer: |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_-am id-nam | silver he shall pay. |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_-am u2-ul id-di-nam | the silver he did not give |
| 13 | u3 _e2_ ha-ab-la-an-ni | and the house of Hablanni |
| 14 | _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ s,i-bi-it _aga-us2_ | 2 eše3 field area: field of Ṣibit, soldier |
| 15 | 1(disz) a-lik i-di-ia | 1: A-lik-Idiya |
| 16 | sza ki-nu-un-szu be2-lu-u2 | whose trust the lord |
| 17 | _iri{ki}_ id-di-nam-ma | the city he gave, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-tu _mu 3(u)-kam_ | from the 30th year |
| 2 | a-ak-ka-al | |
| 3 | i-na-an-na a-di a-na-ku | Now, until I |
| 4 | i-na har-ra-an be-li2-ia ka-ta | on the road of my lord is yours |
| 5 | i-na zimbir{ki} wa-asz-ba-ku | in Sippar I dwell |
| 6 | mi-szi-il _a-sza3_-ia | half of my field |
| 7 | szi-bu-ut _iri{ki}_ il-qu2-ma | the inhabitants of the city took, and |
| 8 | a-na sza-ni-i-im-ma it-ta-ad-[nu] | they have given to another. |
| 9 | be-li2 at-ta _e2 ki-gal2_ | You, my lord, are the house of the foundations |
| 10 | du-bu-ub-ma le-qi2 | Speak, accept! |
| 11 | tup-pi2-ia a-na be-li2-ia lu-ub-lam | Let me bring my tablet to my lord. |
| 12 | u3 _a-sza3_-am sza ha-<ab>-lu-ni-in-ni | and the field that I have conquered |
| 13 | szi-bu-ut _iri{ki}_ li-sze-lu-nim | the inhabitants of the city may they bring to me. |
| 14 | _a-sza3_-am li-te-er-ru-nim-ma | let them return the field to me, and |
| 15 | la a-ma-at | I do not know. |
| 16 | be-li2 at-ta i-zi-iz-za | You, my lord, stand. |
| 17 | {d}marduk ra-im-ka | Marduk, your beloved |
| 18 | a-na szu-te-szu-ri-im | to re-establish |
| 19 | i-na ki-it-tim ib-ni-ka | in truth he created you, |
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