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CT 33, pl. 23, BM 097274 (P479391)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 33, pl. 23, BM 097274 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479391 |
| Museum no. | BM 097274 |
| 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-da-ia qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my father: |
| 2 | um-ma {d}iszkur-szar-rum | Thus Adad-šarrum |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4 | asz-szum _tug2 hi-a_ sza szi-im-szu-nu | Concerning the textiles of their name |
| 5 | la na-ad-nu sza-la-szi-szu | It is not given twice. |
| 6 | a-na s,e-er sza-pi2-ir _i7_ | to the bank of the river |
| 7 | t,u2-uh-ha-a-ku lem-ni-isz | I am evilly stricken, |
| 8 | bu-zu-a-ku {disz}{d}marduk-e-pi2-ri | I, Marduk-ēpiri, |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ e-ri-su-ma | the silver he requested, and |
| 10 | u2-ul id-di-nam | he did not give |
| 11 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 12 | it-ta-la-ak | has gone |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-di-isz bu-zu-a-ku | very much, I am a buzuāku. |
| 2 | szum#-ma# a-hi i-na ki-na-tim | If a brother in truth |
| 3 | [x x (x)] la# u2-sza-za-qu2-ni-ni | ... they did not raise me |
| 4 | [a-nu-um-ma {d}]suen#-mu-sza-lim | Now, Sin-mušallim |
| 5 | at,#-[t,ar]-da#-kum | I have sent to you |
| 6 | a-na ki-ma t,a-ba-ta | to like good |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ szu-bi-lam-ma | send me silver, and |
| 8 | a-wi-il-tam lu-pu-ul | “The man, let me serve. |
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