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CT 52, 080 (P481828)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 080 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481828 |
| Museum no. | BM 080268 |
| 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 a-hi-ia sza {d}amar-utu u2-ba#-al#-la#-t,u2#-szu# | to my brother, whom Marduk will restore |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma be-le-su2-nu-ma# | Thus Belessunu: |
| 4 | be-li2 {d}amar-utu u3 be-el-ti {d}zar-pa-ni-tum [li-ba-al-li]-t,u2#-[ka] | May my lord Marduk and my lady Zarpanitu keep you alive! |
| 5 | lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 6 | a-na szu-ul#-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am# | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 7 | szu-lum-ka# ma-har {d}amar-utu be-li2-ia u3 {d}[zar]-pa#-ni#-[tum] be-el-ti#-[ia] | Your health before Marduk, my lord, and Zarpanitu, my lady |
| 8 | lu da#-ri# | May it be forever! |
| 9 | u3 szum-ma a-na ma-ah#-<ri>-ka# [x] x x la a-la-ak# | And if I do not go before you |
| 10 | i-na a-hi-tim szu-lu-um-ka# [a]-sza#-a-al | I will ask you about your well-being. |
| 11 | u3 ni-zi-iq-ti i-lu-um# i-di | and the lamentation of the gods |
| 12 | a-na ra-ma-ni-i-ka la te-e-[gi] | Do not abandon your love! |
| 13 | a-na pa-ni i-lim ma-ga-al la [ta-da]-ar# | Do not turn away from the presence of a great god! |
| 14 | a-na ba-al-t,i3-im {d}amar-utu mi-im-ma u2-ul i-ka#-al#-la | For the life of Marduk nothing will be held back. |
| 15 | ra-ma-an-ka i-ta-ab-ba-al | “Your love has been poured out,’ |
| 16 | szum-ma _siki_ im-ma-ah-ha-[x ...] | If the wool ... |
| 17 | tup-pa-ka a-na ka-AG [...] | Your tablet to the ... gate |
| 18 | szu-bi-lam [x x x] | send ... |
| 19 | _siki_ ki-ma ku-nu#-[...] | The wool like a ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-id-di-nu [x x x] | they should give ... |
| 2 | u3 szu-lum-ka szu-up-ra-am# | Send me your well-being! |
| 3 | s,e-eh-he-ru-tum sza ma-ah-ri-ia szu-ul-mu | The flocks in my presence are well. |
| 4 | u3 s,u2-ha-ru-u2 sza# ki#-di#-im szu-al-mu | and the ṣuḫarû of the forest are well. |
| 5 | ki-ma tu-na-ah-i-da#-an-ni | like you have smeared me |
| 6 | u2-ul asz-pu-ur u3 szu-nu u2-ul# isz-pu-ru# x | I did not write, and they did not send. |
| 7 | _{na4}ur5_ sza ma-ah-ri-ia it-ta-as2-hu# | a stone from before me has been removed. |
| 8 | _{na4}ur5_ a-na _kur6_ s,u2-ha-re-e t,e4-e-[nim] | a stone cutter for a ṣuḫarû-vessel |
| 9 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi# | there is none. |
| 10 | _1(disz) {na4}ur5_ szi-te-i-ma# li#-qi2-a-am | 1 šītu-stone may he give me. |
| 11 | 4(ban2) u2-ku#-ul-ta HA x x x | 4 seahs of ukultu-flour ... |
| 12 | sza tu-sza-bi-lam it-ta-ab#-la#-[am] | that you sent me, he has brought me. |
| 13 | {disz}me-ra-nu-um _ku3-dim2_ x x x [x] x | Meranum, the silversmith |
| 14 | ar-ka-tam pu-ru-us2-ma {disz}DA-[...] | After he has finished (the work), |
| 15 | a-na a-ha-ti-ia _nin_ [x] x x [...] | To my brother, the lady ... ... |
| 16 | sza _1(barig) ziz2-an-na_ u3 1(barig) [...]-ma | of 1 barig of emmer and 1 (barig of) ... |
| 17 | li-ik-ru-ba-ak#-[kum] | may he bless you. |
| 18 | u3 _2(disz) tug2 gu2-e3_ a-na ZU [...] | and 2 gu2-e3 garments for ... |
| 19 | li-sza-bi-lam | may he send me. |
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