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CT 33, pl. 26, BM 097405 & CT 52, 192 (P479394)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 33, pl. 26, BM 097405 & CT 52, 192 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479394 |
| Museum no. | BM 097405 & BM 097817a |
| 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 dam-qi2-ia | for my good fortune |
| 2 | u3 zi-ki-ir-{d}utu | and Zikir-Šamaš |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma dumu-esz18-dar-ma | thus Dumu-Ištar: |
| 5 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ku-nu-ti | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 6 | a-nu-um-ma {disz}szum-ma-la-{d}marduk-ma-an-ni | Now, Šumma-la-Marduk-manni |
| 7 | tup-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ak-ku-nu-szi-im | I have sent you a tablet. |
| 8 | 2(disz) szu-szi _gi sa hi-a_ | 2 šuši reeds, knotted, |
| 9 | szu-bi-la-ni-im | send to me! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la ta-ka-al-la-szum | do not hold him back! |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na dam-qi2-ia | for my good fortune |
| 2 | u3 zi-ki-ir-{d}utu | and Zikir-Šamaš |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}iszkur | For Adad |
| 2 | dumu an-na | son of An |
| 3 | gu2-gal an ki-a | gugal priest of heaven and earth |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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