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CT 52, 073 (P481821)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481821 |
| Museum no. | BM 080691 |
| 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 u-bar-ra-mu | to Ubarramu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ia-ab-ru-uq-a-bi-ma | Thus Yabruqabi: |
| 4 | at-ta u3 ARAD-{d}isz-ha-ra | You and Warad-Išhara |
| 5 | i-s,i2 sza a-ha-ti-ni | the rent of our brothers |
| 6 | i-qa2-bi-a-ku-um | shall say to me, |
| 7 | s,e-na-am-ma ki-ma sza-ra#-[qi2-(im)] | a flock like a wild bull |
| 8 | mu-szi-tam a-na li-bi zimbir[{ki}] | the night to the heart of Sippar |
| 9 | li-pe2-tu-nim | may they release. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-wi-il-tim e-me-ti-ia | To the man who begot me |
| 2 | 2(disz) i-s,i2 sza i-na [x] x x | 2 harvesters, who in ... |
| 3 | sza-ak-nu li#-[di-nu]-nim# | they should give me. |
| 4 | x-kam u3 DISZ i-[x x x x] | ... and if ... |
| 5 | iq-bi-a-ku ni-x [x x x x] | they said to me: "...... |
| 6 | szum-ma ta-aq-ta#-[bi] | if you said |
| 7 | _5(disz) dur?_ i-s,i2 it-ti-szu-nu | 5 bur3 oil with them |
| 8 | i-di-a-am | he knows. |
| 9 | a-na a-wi-lim a-bi-ia sza a-na s,i-bu-ti-ia | To the man, my father, who for my life |
| 10 | iz-zi-zu ar-ha-am | “If he rises up, |
Sources & licences
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