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CT 52, 042 (P481791)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481791 |
| Museum no. | BM 081031 |
| 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 li-[pi2-it-{d}]iszkur# | to Lipit-Adad |
| 2 | qi2-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma [...-ma] | Thus ...: |
| 4 | {d}utu [...] x | Utu |
| 5 | ma-di-isz [...] x | Very ... |
| 6 | i-na-an-na [tup-pi2] _lugal#_ | Now the king's tablet |
| 7 | x x li-DI# [x x x x]-ma | ... let him ... and |
| 8 | [x-x] zimbir{ki}-li#-wi-ir | of Sippar-liwwir |
| 9 | [{disz}e]-ri#-ba-sin dingir-szu-ba-ni | Erība-sîn, Ilu-šubani |
| 10 | [a-na] babila2#{ki#} | to Babylon |
| 11 | t,a-ra-di-im | ṭarādim |
| 12 | it-ta-al-kam# | has left |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma a-lam la wa-asz-ba-ta | like a city that cannot be erected |
| 2 | aq-bi | I said |
| 3 | pi2-qa2-at sza tup-pi2 _lugal#_ | responsibility of the royal tablet |
| 4 | ub-lam | brought. |
| 5 | i-sa-ah-hu#-ur-ka# | he will praise you. |
| 6 | la ta-an-na-ku-ud | do not be negligent! |
| 7 | mi-im-ma tup-pu-um | whatever tablet |
| 8 | asz-szu-mi-ka u2-ul il-li-[ik] | because of you he did not go |
| 9 | ra-ma-an-ka i-ta-ba-al-ma | “Your love has been poured out, and |
| 10 | _na-asz-bar_ la i-ma-ar-ka | the decision shall not be rendered against you. |
| 11 | szu#-hi-iz-ma ki-ma a-lam | ... like a city |
| 12 | la wa-asz-ba-a-ta | who does not dwell |
| 13 | li-id-bu-bu | may he speak |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na pi2-qa2-at _na-asz-bar_ | into the responsibility of the našbar-tax |
| 2 | is?-te-ne-i-ka | with you |
| 3 | ta la x x x x | not [......] |
| 4 | an-ni-tam asz-pu-ra-ak-<kum> | I have written to you this: |
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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