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CT 52, 050 (P481799)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 050 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481799 |
| Museum no. | BM 067346 |
| 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' | u3 _erin2#_ wa#-[s,i-it] zimbir#{ki#}-ia-ah-ru-rum sza#-ha-t,i#-im | and the troops who went to Sippar-Yaḫrum were captured. |
| 2' | a-na li-ib-bu ma-tim | to the interior of the country |
| 3' | i-bi-ru-nim | he conquered |
| 4' | {disz}pir-hi-{d}mar-tu _sza13-dub-ba_ | Pirḫi-Amurru, the scribe |
| 5' | isz-pu-ra-am | he wrote to me |
| 6' | a-wa-tum szi-i ta-ki-it-tum | That word is a takītu-disease. |
| 7' | lu ti-di-a asz-tap-ra-ak-ku-nu-szi-im | I have sent to you. |
| 8' | _abul_ a-di {d}utu la isz-qa2-a-am la i-ip-pe2-et-te# | The city wall until Šamaš is not raised, it is not opened. |
| 9' | isz-tu {d}utu iz-za-a-az lu tu-ur-ra-at | After Šamaš stands, may it be restored. |
| 10' | ma-as,-s,a-ra-tum lu du-un-nu-na | May the guards be strong! |
| 11' | _lu2_ ma-ha-num i-na _bad3_ la u2-ur-ra-da | the mayor in the wall shall not return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-pa-am a-hi-tam | šēpam (means) brother. |
| 2 | a-na li-ib-bi a-lim | to the heart of the city |
| 3 | la tu-sze-er-re-ba | do not enter! |
| 4 | szu-up-ra | send! |
| 5 | _ab2 gu4 hi-a_ u3 _u8 udu hi-a_ | cattle and sheep and goats |
| 6 | sza i-na er-s,e-et zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum ir-te-hi-a | who in the territory of Sippar had escaped, |
| 7 | ar-hi-isz | quickly |
| 8 | a-na _sza3_ ma!-tim li-is-su2-hu-nim-ma | into the land may they release me, and |
| 9 | _erin2 lu2-kur2_ la i-ka-asz-sza-ad | the enemy’s troops shall not reach him. |
| 10 | u3 lu nu-uk-ku-da-tu-nu-ma | or if they are not, and |
| 11 | a-na pi2-ha-at a-lim na-s,a-ri-im | to the responsibility of the city of the guard |
| 12 | [la] te#-eg#-gi-a | do not turn back! |
Sources & licences
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