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CT 52, 070 (P481818)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 070 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481818 |
| Museum no. | BM 081404 |
| 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 x]-mu-uh2-tum#-um-mi | to ...-mutummi |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma] ARAD#-i-ba#-ri-[ma] | Thus (says) Warad-ibari. |
| 4 | [{d}x x x x] li#-ba#-li#-[t,u2/it,-ki] | May [DN] keep you alive! |
| 5 | [...] pa-ni a-la-ki [x] | ... the face of the road |
| 6 | [...] MI la ASZ ku#-nu-ki | ... you are sealed. |
| 7 | [...] tap-pe2-e x | ... the companion |
| 8 | [...] x ta [...] | ... ... |
| 9 | [...] x SZI [...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] KA AD# | ... mouth of the father |
| 2' | [...] x ba-ta x | ... from |
| 3' | [...] ka#-ni-ik la mi | ... the sealed document is not valid |
| 4' | [...] ta#-al-li-a-am-ma# | ... you go around and |
| 5' | [x] la-ka-am-ma | ... I will come and |
| 6' | [...] UZ a BI DA x | ... ... |
| 7' | [ni]-di# a-hi la ta-ra#-[asz-szi-i] | Do not abandon the help! |
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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