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CT 52, 013 (P481762)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481762 |
| Museum no. | BM 080587 |
| 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 geme2-{d}utu qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Geme-Utu, |
| 2 | um-ma lu2-dingir-mah-ma | thus Lu-dingirmah: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}a-a ka#-la#-tum | Šamaš and Aya, all |
| 4 | li-ba-al-[li-t,u2]-ki# | may they keep you alive! |
| 5 | sza-al-[ma-a]-ku# | I am well. |
| 6 | a-nu-um-[ma _1(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma]-na# siki#_ | Now, 15 2/3 minas of wool |
| 7 | qa-at#-[na]-a-tim | the qatnātu |
| 8 | 3(u) [ri-ik]-si sza bu-s,i2-ni | 30 bundles of būshinu-flour |
| 9 | {disz}[hu-za-lum] _lu2#_ x [x x]{ki#} | Huzalum, man of , |
| 10 | usz-ta-[bi]-la-ki-im | I have sent to you |
| 11 | _kusz-hi-a_ ma#-al usz-ta#-bi-la#-ki# | I have brought you sandals. |
| 12 | ku-un-ki-ma {disz}hu-za-lum | Kūkun-kīma, Huzalum |
| 13 | [szu]-bi-li-im | Šubilum |
| 14 | [i]-na# ha-ra-nim# | in Haranum |
| 15 | x x x _sze-ba_-ki# | ... your barley |
| 16 | [u2]-sza#-ab-ba#-lam | he shall make great |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 _munus_ ku-un-du#-la | and the woman Kundula |
| 2 | a-t,a3-ar-ra-dam | I will return. |
| 3 | _5(asz) gur sze 1(disz) {na4}ur5_ zi-bi-i-im | 5 gur of barley, 1 gem of zibim-stone |
| 4 | {disz}{d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 | Adad-manšum |
| 5 | _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu# | son of Ilu-šu-abūssu, |
| 6 | u2-sza-bi-la-ak-ki#-im | I sent to you. |
| 7 | i-di-na-ak-ki-i-im | gave to you |
| 8 | an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam | This is not the case. |
| 9 | szu-up-ri-im | send! |
| 10 | a-na _a-sza3_ a-hi u2-ul a-na-ad-di | to another field I shall not give. |
| 11 | _lu2-tur_ a-na e2-idim-an-na-ma-an-szum2 | a child to E-idim-ana-manšum |
| 12 | ar-hi-isz u2-sza-ab-ba-lam | quickly he will make abundant. |
Sources & licences
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