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CT 52, 005 (P481754)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481754 |
| Museum no. | BM 082060 |
| 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-ha-su-nu qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to their fathers, |
| 2 | um-ma sza#-am#-hu-um-<<ma>> a-hu-ki-ma | Thus Šamḫum, your brother: |
| 3 | {d}[utu u3] {d}a-a da-ri-isz u2-mi | Utu and Aya forever |
| 4 | li#-[ba]-li-t,u2-ki | may they keep you alive! |
| 5 | tup-pa#-ki# sza# tu-sze-bi-lim esz-me | Your tablet that you sent me, I have heard. |
| 6 | e-li# pa-ni-ti-ia-ma | above my face |
| 7 | x [x] x-ti im-ta-ra-as, | ... he smote |
| 8 | [x-x-x-x] x ri-szu | ... his ... |
| 9 | [x-x-x] x it-ba-al | ... he carried |
| 10 | a-nu-um#-ma _4(ban2) gu2 tur_ | Herewith, 4 ban2 of small barley |
| 11 | _2(ban2) zag-ah-li-ia_ i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu | 2 seahs of zagaḫlû-plant, (measured) by the seah of Šamaš |
| 12 | _2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ | 2 sila3 of oil |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(ban2) dabin#_ ku-ru-ma-sa3 | 1 ban2 of krumassu-flour |
| 2 | _1(ban2) sze_ a-na ne-pe2-re-ti-sza | 1 ban2 of barley for her campaign |
| 3 | {d}a-a-um-mi-a-li-tim | Aya-ummi-alītum |
| 4 | usz-te-bi-lam | I sent to him. |
| 5 | ku#-ur-bi-im lu sza-al-ma-ku-ma | I am well; |
| 6 | an-nu-um lu ka-ia-an | May this be constant. |
Sources & licences
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