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CT 52, 036 (P481785)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481785 |
| Museum no. | BM 067210 |
| 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 la-ma-si2 qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Lamāsi. |
| 2 | um-ma i-pi2-iq-{d}nin-gal-ma | thus Ipiq-Ningal: |
| 3 | t,e4-em bi-it a-bi#-ki# | News of the house of your father |
| 4 | u2-ul id-bu-bu-[ni]-ki#-im# | did not speak to you |
| 5 | ma-li pa-nu-ki la-a ku-tu#-mu | “If your face is not covered, |
| 6 | bi-tu-um ka-lu-szu | the entire house |
| 7 | li-li-ik | may he go. |
| 8 | a-na-<ku> we-de-e-ku# | Why do you go? |
| 9 | tap-pa-am u2-ul i-szu# | a companion does not have |
| 10 | u2 a-ka-al tu-um-[ri-im] | and the tumrīm plant |
| 11 | i-na a-hi-ia ma-ka-al# [...] ra# [...] | In my arms ... ... |
| 12 | u2 sza ab#-bu-ti | and that of a cow |
| 13 | i-la-ku u2-ul i-[szu] | they will go, but he will not have. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a x x [...] | ... ... |
| 2 | {disz}{d}da-[gan-...] x | Dagan- |
| 3 | u3 ka-[...] | and ... |
| 4 | u3 8(asz) [...] x | and 8 ... |
| 5 | hu ku? ma x [...] x | ... ... |
| 6 | isz-tu _iti-4(disz)-kam#_ | From the fourth month |
| 7 | {disz}sa3-ap-hu-um-li-ip-hu-ur | Sapḫum-liphur, |
| 8 | i-ti-szu-ma | he took, and |
| 9 | a-ka-la-am isz-te-en | “Alām-šum-iddina is the same. |
| 10 | u2-ul i-di-nam | he does not give |
| 11 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 shekel of silver |
| 12 | _4(ban2) zi3_ u3 sza# ne2-pe2- | 4 ban2 of flour and of the ritual |
| 13 | re-ti-sza | her head |
| 14 | _2(asz) 2(barig) gur sze_ | 2 gur 2 barig of barley |
| 15 | {disz}{d}esz18-dar-um-mi# | Ištar-ummi |
| left | ||
| 1 | _1(asz) gur sze_ sza a-li-wa-qar-ti-im# | 1 gur of barley belonging to Ali-waqartum |
| 2 | sza di? im i-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ im-ta-aq-ta | when the silver has been lost |
| 3 | u2-sza-ba-la-ki-im | I will send to you. |
Sources & licences
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