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CT 06, pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0585 (P385849)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 06, pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0585 |
|---|---|
| ID | P385849 |
| Museum no. | BM 080448 |
| 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 be-li2-ia | To my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-ta-ia-ar-ma | thus Sîn-tayyar: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum t,e4-em _a-sza3_-im sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | Concerning the news of the field about which you wrote me |
| 6 | sza _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-re-me-ni sza i-na bi-tu-tu{ki} | of the sons of Sîn-remeni, who in Bit-Tutu |
| 7 | sza be-li2 ki-ma _5(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of my lord for 5 minas of silver |
| 8 | a-na i-ia-szi-im i-din-nam | to me he gave |
| 9 | {disz}{d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam | Sîn-aham-iddinam |
| 19 | {disz}{d}marduk-ta-ia-ar | Marduk-tayyar |
| 11 | u3 {d}na-bi-um-{d}ma-lik | and Nabium-Malik |
| 12 | ka-ar-ka a-na szar-ri-im | to the king |
| 13 | ni-pa-ti-ka a-na nu-ur2-pa-ri-im | (Sum) Your supplication to the nūr-pārim priestess (Akk) Your lips to the nūru priesteses |
| 14 | usz-te-ri-bu-<<um>> hu-um-t,am al-kam-ma | <I have sent> a message to you. Come and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ni-pa-ti-ka i-na nu-ur2-pa-ri-im | (Sum) Your supplications in the šurpāru-vessel (Akk) Your lips with pomegranates |
| 2 | szu-s,i2-a-am | to bring in |
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