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CT 06, pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0534 (P385848)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 06, pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0534 |
|---|---|
| ID | P385848 |
| Museum no. | BM 080395 |
| 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 a-bi-ia sza {d}marduk u2-ba-la-t,u2-szu | to my father whom Marduk shall restore, |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-na-s,i-ir-ma | thus Sîn-nāṣir: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 5 | da-ri-isz _u4_-mi a-bi li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | forever my father may they live. |
| 6 | _dingir_-lum na-s,i-ir a-bi-ia | the god, guardian of my father |
| 7 | s,i-bu-tam a-ia ir-szi | “Why did I become frightened? |
| 8 | szum-ma i-na ki-it-tim | If in the truth |
| 9 | ma-ru-ka a-na-ku | I am your servant. |
| 10 | qa2-ta-at {disz}a-wi-il#-[{d}x-(x)] | Hand of Awīl- |
| 11 | a-di _1(disz) ma-na [ku3-babbar_] | together with 1 mina of silver |
| 12 | le-qi2 qa2-ta-[tu-szu] | take his handiwork |
| 13 | lu-u2 at-ta#-[ma] | may you be. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e-le-nu-ka a-ba#-[am] | Who is above you? |
| 2 | sza-ni-a-am u2-ul i#-[szu (x)] | a second one has not ... |
| 3 | isz-tu i-na-an-na _u4 1(u)#-[kam_] | From now, the 10th day |
| 4 | mah-ri-ka a-na-ku | before you, I |
| 5 | a-na a-hi-ia la tu-usz#-[ta-ha] | Do not turn away from my brother! |
| 6 | i-na an-ni-tim ab-bu-ut-ka lu-mur | [In th]is [pr]ayer, may I see your face. |
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