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CT 33, pl. 22, BM 097130 (P479390)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 33, pl. 22, BM 097130 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479390 |
| Museum no. | BM 097130 |
| 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 e-te-ia-tim qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my mother: |
| 2 | um-ma dingir-u3-{d}utu-ma | thus Ilu-utu: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4 | sza-al-ma-ku a-na i-ma-ar{ki} | I am well; to Imar |
| 5 | ge-er-ru-um u2-ul im-qu2-ut-ma | the extispicy did not fall, and |
| 6 | u2-ul al-li-ik | I did not go. |
| 7 | a-na qa2-ta-na{ki} usz-ta-ar-di | to Qatana he sent. |
| 8 | a-ta-nu u3 _ansze_ sza e-s,e2-em-s,e2-er-szu | Atanu and the donkeys of his harvest |
| 9 | ma-ah-s,u2 usz-ta-zi-qu2-ni-ni | (who) have slandered me, |
| 10 | _1(disz) ansze_ it-ti be-la-nim | 1 donkey with Bēlānum |
| 11 | _dumu_ {d}suen-szar-ri-im | son of Sin-šarrim |
| 12 | a-na _5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ el-qe2 | for 5 1/2 shekels of silver I took. |
| 13 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ad-di-in-szum | 2 shekels of silver I gave him. |
| 14 | _3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-di-in-szum | 3 1/2 shekels of silver he gave him. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ul ta-na-ad-di-in-szum-ma | you shall not give him, and |
| 2 | e-le-tim u3 wa-ri-da-tim | upper and lower |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-asz-qa2-la-an-ni | silver he shall pay to me |
| 4 | _sag-geme2_ sza e-zi-ba-kum | the slave woman who has left you |
| 5 | la ta-qa2-an-ni-szi | do not approach us! |
| 6 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-di-in-szi | for silver he gave her |
| 7 | a-na sza il-ki-ia | for my ilku-service |
| 8 | _1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ | 1 ban2 1 sila3 of oil |
| 9 | i-di-in u3 ka-ni-ik-szu | the rent and its guarantee |
| 10 | sza _2(asz) sze gur_ li-qi2 | of 2 kor of barley may he take. |
| 11 | _1(asz) gur sze_ ma-ah-ra-ta | 1 gur barley received |
| 12 | u3 an-nu-u2 _1(asz) sze gur_ sza _i3-gesz_ | and this 1 kor of sesame oil |
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