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CT 52, 078 (P481826)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481826 |
| Museum no. | BM 080414 |
| 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 x] x [...] | to ... ... |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-li2-ta-li-mi#-[ma] | Thus Ali-talimma |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum a-wa-a-tim | concerning the words |
| 6 | sza _dumu-mesz_ sig-{d}a-nu-ni-tum | of the sons of Sîn-Anunitum |
| 7 | sza ti-du-u2 | of Tidû |
| 8 | i-nu-ma i-na babila2{ki} | when in Babylon |
| 9 | wa-asz-ba-a-ta | who dwells |
| 10 | a-wa-a-tu-szu#-nu u2-ul in-nam-ra | their words will not be confirmed. |
| 11 | i-na-an-na _dumu-mesz_ ip-qu2-{d}a-nu-ni-tum szu-nu-[ti] | Now, those sons of Ipqu-Anunitu |
| 12 | a-na ma-ah#-ri#-ka# at,#-t,ar#-dam | I have sent to you. |
| 13 | a-wa-a-ti-szu-nu | their words |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-mu-ur-ma | I saw and |
| 2 | szu-te-sze-er-szu-nu-ti | I have sent to them. |
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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