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CT 52, 072 (P481820)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481820 |
| Museum no. | BM 080601 |
| 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] szu#-mu-um-li-ib-szi | to Sumum-libši |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i-na-pa-li-szu-ma | thus he asked him: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | i-na ma-ah-ri-tim | in the past |
| 6 | _2(disz) udu-nita2_ {d}suen-ba-ni a-hi | 2 rams: Sîn-bani, brother; |
| 7 | u2-sza-bi-la-ak-kum | I sent to you. |
| 8 | i-na-an-na _5(disz) udu-nita2_ | Now 5 rams |
| 9 | {disz}{d}sze-rum-ba-ni | Šerum-bani |
| 10 | usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | I have sent to you |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | tup-pi2 an-ni-a-[am] | This tablet |
| 2 | a-na szi-bu-ti-ia | to my supplication |
| 3 | ki-il | |
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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