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CT 06, pl. 28, Bu 1891-05-09, 0468 (P385845)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 06, pl. 28, Bu 1891-05-09, 0468 |
|---|---|
| ID | P385845 |
| Museum no. | BM 080331 |
| 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 li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur | to Lipit-Addu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}utu-ba-ni-ma | Thus Šamaš-bani: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum dingir-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ ar-ra-bu-um | concerning Ilšu-ibni son of Arrabum |
| 6 | u3 asz-szu-mi-ka el-me-szum | And because of you, Elmešum |
| 7 | iq-bi-a-am-ma | spoke to me, and |
| 8 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 9 | {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni ma-ru-us,-ma | Ilu-šū-ibni was killed, and |
| 10 | u2-ul il-li-kam | he did not come |
| 11 | u3 li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur | and Lipit-Adad |
| 12 | i-na na-we-e-ma szu-u2 | He is in a dream. |
| 13 | ki-a-am a-pu-ul | thus I poured out |
| 14 | i-na-an-na tup-pi2 i-ri-ba? | Now, the tablet has arrived |
| 15 | a#-na li-t,i-ib-li-ib-ba-szu# | for his līṭiblibba prayer |
| 16 | u3? tup-pi2 el-me-szum | and the tablet of Elmešum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ka-szum | to Kasum |
| 2 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 3 | szu-li-i-ka it-ta-s,i-a-am | “Your hand has come out, |
| 4 | a-wa-a-tim szi-ta-al | a matter of fact |
| 5 | nu-us-si2-ih-ma | we shall remove, and |
| 6 | a-na 1(u) _u4_-mi | for 10 days |
| 7 | szum-ma ne# _munus_ ni-szi-i-ka | If this woman, your people |
| 8 | a-na ki-di-im | to the land |
| 9 | szum-ma i-na li-ib-bi a-lim-ma | If in the middle of the city |
| 10 | a-szar ta-ap-pa-al-la-su2 | wherever you wish him, |
| 11 | ra-ma-an-ka u3 _munus_ ni-szi-i-ka | your love and the woman of your people |
| 12 | szu-tap-zi2-ir-ma | send, and |
| 13 | ar-hi-isz s,i-bi-it t,e4-mi-im | Quickly, I received the report. |
| 14 | lu# ti-szu# | May you be his life! |
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