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CT 52, 010 (P481759)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481759 |
| Museum no. | BM 080780 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 geme2-be-el-tim qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Geme-beltim: |
| 2 | um-ma {d}suen-i-din-nam-ma | thus Sîn-iddinam: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk lu da-ri li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki!(KA) | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive forever! |
| 4 | tup-am a-na a-bi#-ni# zu#-sza#-bi-lim-ma | A tablet to our father, so that |
| 5 | ia-ti# [tu]-le#-mi-ni | You have made me prosper. |
| 6 | u3 [...] | and ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | i x x x [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | {disz}be-el-ti sza a x [...] | Bēlti, who |
| 3' | i-na ha-ra-ni pa-ni-tim | in previous years |
| 4' | _1(barig) 4(ban2) sze 2(ban2) zi3-da_ | 1 barig 4 ban2 barley, 2 ban2 flour |
| 5' | _2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3_ ku-na-szi | 2 ban2 3 sila3 of kunaši |
| 6' | _3(ban2) kasz#_ ia-ti ub-la-ki | 3 ban2 of my beer I brought. |
| 7' | u2 i-na-an-na 1(ban2) zi-iq-ti | Now, 1 ban2 of emmer |
| 8' | sza-bu-lu-tim u2-sza-bi-la-ki-im | I sent to you the šabulūtum-gifts. |
| 9' | me-hi-ir tup-pi2-ia | Receive my tablet! |
| 10' | szu-bi-lim | send! |
| 11' | i-na a-la-ki-ia | on my way |
| 12' | pi2-qi2-ta-ki | your responsibility |
| 13' | ub-ba#-[la?-am?] | he brought |
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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