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CT 52, 023 (P481772)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481772 |
| Museum no. | BM 080702 |
| 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 e-ri-ib-{d}suen# | to Erīb-Sîn |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma e-tel-ka-{d}suen-ma | thus Etelka-Sîn: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-<li>-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | s,u2-ha-ra-am | ṣuḫaram |
| 6 | ma-ra-ka | for you |
| 7 | ta-asz-pu-ra-am-ma | you wrote me, and |
| 8 | _5(disz) ma-na siki_ | 5 minas of wool |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ki-il-la#-[am] | he smote |
| 2 | u2-ul im-hu-ra-an-ni | did not accept me, |
| 3 | s,u2-ha-ru-um | Ṣuharum |
| 4 | id-di-a-am-ma | he gave me, and |
| 5 | it-ta-al-kam | has gone, |
| 6 | s,u2-ha-ra-am | ṣuḫaram |
| 7 | t,u2-ur-dam | to be returned. |
Sources & licences
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