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CT 52, 057 (P481805)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 057 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481805 |
| Museum no. | BM 081269 |
| 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 {d}na-bi-um-i-din-nam | to Nabium-iddinam |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma# | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}utu-szu-mu-um-di#-ib-ma | Thus (says) Šamaš-sumum-dib: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | a-nu-um-ma a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um | Now Awīl-Nabium |
| 6 | _aga-us2 sag-ga_ | the first-born soldier |
| 7 | at,#-t,ar-da-ak-kum | I have sent to you |
| 8 | i-na _sza3 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar#_ | from 10 shekels of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza# i-na qa2-ti-ka | that in your hand |
| 2 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ szu-qu2-ul-ma | 2 shekels of silver were weighed out, and |
| 3 | _udu-nita2_ dam-qa2-am | a good sheep |
| 4 | sza#-ma-am-ma | the heavens |
| 5 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
Sources & licences
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