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CT 52, 056 (P481804)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481804 |
| Museum no. | BM 080353 |
| 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 ma-ta-ki | to your land |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma szum-ma-li-ib-bi-er-s,e-tim-ma | Thus Šumma-libbi-erṣetim: |
| 4 | be-el-ki u3 be-le-et-ki | Your lord and your lady |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki | may they keep you alive! |
| 6 | asz-szum sze-im sza qa2-ti a-wi-il-dingir | Concerning the barley in the possession of Awīl-ilî, |
| 7 | sza ta-asz-pu-ri-im | of which you wrote |
| 8 | _a-sza3_-ki u2-ul im-ku-ur | your field he shall not return. |
| 9 | asz-szum ta-asz-pu-ri-im | Concerning what you wrote me |
| 10 | {disz}a-wi-il-dingir | Awil-ilī |
| 11 | e-si-ir-ma | he cut off, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _7(asz) sze gur_ usz-ta-ad-di-in-szu | 7 kor of barley was given to him. |
| 2 | ri-isz-ki u2-ka-al | he will hold your hand. |
| 3 | ki-ma ti-de-e sza-at-tum | like a tīdû-demon |
| 4 | ha-ri-isz-tam i-szu | he is a harištam-man. |
| 5 | _a-sza3_-ki a-szar ta-asz-pu-ri-im | your field where you wrote me |
| 6 | at-ta-di-in | I gave. |
| 7 | szu-up-ri-im-ma | send, and |
| 8 | ma-la i-na _a-sza3_-ki ib-szu-u2 | as much as in your field he brought |
| 9 | i-na ni-isz i-li-im | by the command of the gods |
| 10 | szi-ta-at _sze_-ki | a copy of your grain |
| 11 | li-im-ku-su | they shall cut off. |
| 12 | s,u2-ba-tam u3 ku-nu-kam | a ṣibatu-garment and a seal |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | sza a-wi-il-dingir | belonging to Awīl-ilum, |
| 2 | szu-bi-lim | send! |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | sza i-la-kam i-na pa-ni-szu | which he will come before him |
| 2 | lu na-szi | may she be. |
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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