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CT 52, 061 (P481809)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 061 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481809 |
| Museum no. | BM 081253 |
| 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 nu-ur2-{d}sag-ku5 | To Nūr-Sagku |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma e-te-lum ra-im-ka-ma | Thus (says) Etelum, your beloved: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | {disz}pu-hu-ru-um | Puhurum |
| 6 | ki-am iq-bi-im | he said thus: |
| 7 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 8 | _2(asz) gur sze_ | 2 gur of barley |
| 9 | a-na nu-ur2-{d}sag-ku5 | To Nūr-Sagku |
| 10 | ad-di-in | I gave. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-am sza-tu a-na a-ha-ti-ka | That barley to your brother-in-law |
| 2 | {disz}{d}a-a-um-mi-a-li-ti | Aya-ummi-alīti, |
| 3 | li-iz-bi-il | may he raise up. |
| 4 | ki-am asz-pu-ra-kum | thus I wrote to you: |
| 5 | um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma | thus I: |
| 6 | sze-am a-sza-ri-<isz> i-di-in-ma | he gave the barley as a loan |
| 7 | an-ni-ki-a-am | this |
| 8 | a-na-ku lu-di-in | I shall give. |
| left | ||
| 1 | am-mi-ni la ta-ad-di-in | Why did you not give it? |
| 2 | li-ib-bi tu-ul-te-mi-in | May your heart be pacified. |
Sources & licences
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