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CT 52, 022 (P481771)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 022 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481771 |
| Museum no. | BM 080263 |
| 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 be-le-su2-nu qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Belessunu: |
| 2 | um-ma ku-ub-bu-tum-ma | Kubbutum speaks thus: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4 | i-nu-ma ni-in-nam-ru um-ma a-na-ku-ma | At that time, he said: "I |
| 5 | ka-ri-ib-tam ar-ta-szi | “I have slain her,’ |
| 6 | at-ti li-ba-ki im#-ta-na-ra-as, | You, your heart, trembles. |
| 7 | i-nu-ma _{gesz}kiri6 mu 2(disz)-kam-ma_ ap-lu-ka-ki-im | when the garden of the 2nd year of Aplukum |
| 8 | mi-im-ma ah-t,i3 | whatever I have ruined, |
| 9 | ki-ma te-esz-me-e na-az-qa2-ku | (Sum) I am a hero like a lion (Akk) Like a wild bull I am the hero |
| 10 | u3 {disz}i-din-e2-a a-na a-wa-tim | and Iddin-Ea to speak |
| 11 | nu-uz-zu-uq | he shall be sated. |
| 12 | ar-ki _ezen_ | after the festival |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-ak-lam t,u2-ur-di-im-ma | “You are the one who holds the ṭurdīma |
| 2 | _{gesz#}kak_ li-im-ha-s,u2 | may they smash the door |
| 3 | u3 li-ba-ki lu-t,i3-ib | And may I live in your limbs! |
| 4 | asz-szum _{gesz}geszimmar_ sza sin-be-el-ap-li | Concerning the date palm of Sin-bēl-apli |
| 5 | i-ka-lu | they will eat. |
| 6 | ki-ma ub-ti-ru-szu | as he had brought him, |
| 7 | _gu2-un {gesz}geszimmar_ sza isz-tu i-ka-lu | the talent of date palm, which from they ate |
| 8 | u2-sza-ad-da-na-ki-im | he had given to you |
| 9 | li-ib-ba#-ki la im-ta-na-ra-as, | Your heart will not be pacified |
Sources & licences
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