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CT 52, 046 (P481795)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481795 |
| Museum no. | BM 022637 + BM 080779 |
| 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 {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim {disz}nu-ra-tum | To Marduk-mušallim Nuratum |
| 2 | {disz}a-bu-um-wa-qar _kar_ zimbir{ki} u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki} | Abum-waqar, the quay of Sippar, and the judges of Šumbir |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma a-bi-e-szu-uh-ma | Abī-ešuh says thus: |
| 5 | {disz}i-ku-un-pi2-{d}suen _sipa_ | Ikūn-pî-Sin, the shepherd |
| 6 | ki-a-am u2-la-mi-da-an-ni | thus he made me bow down. |
| 7 | um-ma szu-ma | Thus (says) he: |
| 8 | i-na er-s,e-et hal-hal-la[{ki}] | in the territory of Halhalla |
| 9 | _2(bur3) GAN2 _a-sza3_ s,i-bi-it# x x [x] | A field of 2 bur3 ... |
| 10 | as,-ba-at-ma | I seized, and |
| 11 | _2(disz) erin2 gi-il2_ na-we-e zimbir{ki} | 2 labor-troops, requisitioners of Nawê of Sippar, |
| 12 | a-al-la-ak | I will go. |
| 13 | i-na-an-na _a-sza3_-am szu-a-ti in-ni-ma | Now that field he acquired, and |
| 14 | [x x] x x x x x x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | u3 x [...] tim# | and ... ... days |
| 3' | sza ri-sza-am u2-ka-al-lu | who hold a scepter |
| 4' | _2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ id-na-szu-nu-szi-im-ma | a field of 2 bur3 he gave them, and |
| 5' | _erin2 gi-il2#_ li#-il#-li#-ku | The reed workers should go. |
| 6' | {disz}i-ku-un-pi2-{d}suen _sipa#_ | Ikūn-pî-Sin, the shepherd |
| 7' | a-na _2(disz) erin2 gi-il2#_ na-we zimbir[{ki}] | for 2 labor-troops, requisition of Nawe of Sippar |
| 8' | la u2-da-ab-ba-bu-[szu] | shall not seize him |
Sources & licences
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