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CT 33, pl. 20, BM 097098 (P479388)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 33, pl. 20, BM 097098 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479388 |
| Museum no. | BM 097098 |
| 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 {d}nanna-in-du8 | to Nanna-indu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma uq-nu-um-ma | Thus (says) Uqnum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | i-nu-u2-ma a-na zimbir{ki} | when to Sippar |
| 6 | pa-ni-ka a-na a-la-ki ta-asz-ku-na-am | You have set your face towards the road. |
| 7 | a-na-ku u3 szi-bu-ut _iri{ki}_ tu-ka-bi-ta-an-ni#-a-ti | I and the inhabitants of the city you have imposed upon me |
| 8 | mi-nam ni-iq-bi-kum | What did we say to you? |
| 9 | um-ma ni-nu-u2-ma | Thus (says) Ninu: |
| 10 | a-na s,e-ri-ka a-na _a-sza3_-im s,a-ba#-tim# | to you for the field of capture |
| 11 | ni-la-ka ki-a-am ta-pu-la-na-a-ti | Let us go, so that you may see me. |
| 12 | um-ma at-ta-a-ma | Thus you: |
| 13 | a-na ah-hi-ia | to my brother |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-nu-da_ | of 2 shekels of innuda silver |
| 2 | a-ma-ra-ku-nu-szi-im | I will give to you. |
| 3 | u3 a-na _sze_-im a-na hi-sze-eh-ti-ku-nu | and for barley for your rations |
| 4 | a-az-za-ku-nu-szi-im | I will place for her. |
| 5 | a-[nu]-um#-ma si2-ia-tum _nu-banda3_ | Now, Siyatum, the overseer |
| 6 | ni#-tar#-da-ak-kum | we shall kill you |
| 7 | [2(disz) _gin2] ku3#-babbar_ u3 e-em x | 2 shekels of silver and ... |
| 8 | x x i-ri-szu-ka la ta-ka-la | [... yo]u should not be afraid. |
| 9 | ka-ni-ka-am szu-zi-ib | Šūzib |
| 10 | u3 a-na a-hi-ia _3(ban2) kasz_ | and to my brother 3 ban2 of beer |
| 11 | i-di-in | gave. |
Sources & licences
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