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CT 52, 059 (P481807)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481807 |
| Museum no. | BM 080821 |
| 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 ni-id-na-at-{d}suen | to Nidnat-Sîn |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}amar-utu-la-ma-sa3-szu-ma | thus Marduk-lamassašu: |
| 4 | asz-szum be-le-su2-nu | Because their master |
| 5 | _dumu-munus_ ki-s,a-tim | daughter of Kiṣatum |
| 6 | u3 hu-nu-ba-tum | and Ḫunubatum |
| 7 | _dumu-munus_ ha-i-im asz-pu-ra-kum | the daughter of Ḫīm I sent to you. |
| 8 | um-ma szi-i-na-ma | Thus Šina: |
| 9 | isz-tu _mu 2(disz)-kam#_ | from the 2nd year |
| 10 | _a-sza3_-lam | a field |
| 11 | tu-ur-ra-an-ni-szi-im | return to her. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-mi-ni ba-ri-a-nu | (Sum) His word is a flood that cannot be dispersed(?) (Akk) His name is an erupting flood |
| 2 | a-na ib-ni-{d}mar-tu | to Ibni-Amurrum |
| 3 | u3 dumu-er-s,e-tim | and the citizens |
| 4 | asz-pu-ur-ma | I wrote, and |
| 5 | um-ma szu-nu-ma | thus they: |
| 6 | it-ti sza-pi2-ir _i7_-ma | with a canal surveyor |
| 7 | a-na ka-szum t,a3-ar-da | for the money is paid. |
| 8 | zalag2-{d}utu _a-sza3_-szi-na | of Šamaš their fields |
| 9 | a-pu-ul | |
| 10 | zalag2-{d}utu a-na szar-ri-im | the light of Utu to the king |
| 11 | la i-za-ka-ra-ka | he shall not raise a claim against you |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-ik-ru-ba-ni-kum!(NIM) | may they bless you. |
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