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CT 52, 077 (P481825)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 077 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481825 |
| Museum no. | BM 081006 |
| 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)
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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 ...-{d}]suen | to ...-Sîn |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um]-ma# akszak{ki}-ma-an-szum2-ma | thus Akšak-manṣum: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka# | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | a-nu-um-ma ip#-qa2-tum | Now, Ipqatum |
| 6 | 1(ban2) ka-mu-na-am usz-ta-bi-la#-kum | 1 ban2 of kāmunu-flour I sent to you. |
| 7 | a-na a-di-du-um i-di-in | to Adīdum he gave. |
| 8 | _1(disz) sila3_ a-na mu-na-wi-rum | 1 sila3 for Munawwirum |
| 9 | u3 _1(disz) sila3_ a-na ka-szi-im# | and 1 sila3 for Kasim |
| 10 | usz-ta-bi-la-kum | I have sent to you |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(ban2) ka-mu-na-am | 20 litres (of barley for) Kamunam |
| 2 | pa-na-nu-um u2-sza-bi-la-kum | I have sent to you. |
| 3 | u3 _1(ban2) i3-gesz_ | and 1 ban2 of oil |
| 4 | u-bar-rum u2-sza-bi-la-kum | Ubarrum sent to you, |
| 5 | i-KU-rum _ma2-lah5_ | I-KU-rum the boatman |
| 6 | ka-mu-na-am id-di-na-kum | he gave to you. |
| 7 | u3 a-na-ku a-na i-si-in-na{ki} | and I to Isin |
| 8 | a-la-kam | to go |
| 9 | ki-ma ti-du#-u2 | like tidû |
| 10 | [x x x x] _USZ#-mesz_ | ...... dead people |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [x] x# x# x# | |
| 2 | lu-li-kam-ma | let me come, and |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | hi-bi-il-ti | hibiltu-disease |
| 2 | lu-ul-qi2 | let me take. |
Sources & licences
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