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CT 52, 060 (P481808)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 060 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481808 |
| Museum no. | BM 080256 |
| 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 ni-szi-i-ni-szu | to his people |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ib-na-tum-ma | Thus Ibnatum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu li-ba-al-li-t,u2-[ki] | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum sze-e sza ta-asz-ta-na-pa-ri#-[im] | Concerning the barley about which you wrote me |
| 6 | tu-sza-ma zu-bu-lum u2-za-ab-x#-[...] | You ... dates and ... |
| 7 | sze-a-am a-na _ugula mar-tu_ x | barley to the foreman of Amurru ... |
| 8 | na-ad-na-ku | I will give. |
| 9 | u3 sze-um sza _ugula mar-tu_ | and the barley of the foreman of Amurru |
| 10 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ki qu3-ru-ub | Speak before you! |
| 11 | tu-sza i-na sze-um la i-ba-asz-szu#-u2 | There is no tuša-tax in the barley. |
| 12 | asz-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-ki-im | I constantly send to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] ki | ... place |
| 2 | [...]-x i-qa2-ab-bi-ki | ... will say to you |
| 3 | [x x x] i-na-an-na | ... Now |
| 4 | [ki-i ma]-s,i2 ma-da-dam e-li-i | like a boat carrying cargoes, above |
| 5 | [la at]-ta#-na-zi-iq | I have not been able to pass. |
| 6 | [x x] x [x x x] x | |
| 7 | [a]-na# sze-e na#-[...] | To the barley ... |
| 8 | na#-sza-ri-im#-[...] | Našarim- |
| 9 | i ni-isz-ri [...] | “I want to say a prayer ... |
| 10 | i-na-ad-di-nu-[ni]-ki#-[im] | they will give to you |
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