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CT 52, 081 (P481829)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 081 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481829 |
| Museum no. | BM 080464 |
| 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 be-li2-[ia] | to my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma be-le#-su#-nu-ma# | Thus Belessunu: |
| 4 | {d}isz8-tar2 u3 an-nu-ni-tum asz-szu#-mi#-[ia] | Ištar and Annunītum for my sake |
| 5 | da-ri-isz u4-mi be-li2 li#-ba-al-li#-tu2# | forever, my lord, may life |
| 6 | be-li2 lu sza-lim lu ba-li#-it, lu da-ri | May my lord be well, may he live forever! |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir be-li2-ia s,i-bu-tam a-ia ir-szi | the god who guards my lord, may he not be troubled. |
| 8 | ki-ma sza-mu-u2 u3 er-s,e-tum# da-ru-u2 | Like heaven and earth, eternal |
| 9 | be-li2 asz-szu-mi-ia lu da-ri | May my lord be everlasting concerning me! |
| 10 | asz-szum sza um-ma be-li2-ma | Concerning what my lord says: |
| 11 | i-nu-ma at-ta-al-kam# | When I went |
| 12 | ni-pe2-re-te _erin2_ [...] | nipēru-offerings of the troops ... |
| 13 | an#-ni-ta be-li2 isz-[pu-ra-am] | My lord wrote me this: |
| 14 | _[n sze] gur_ a-na# [...] | n kor of barley for ... |
| 15 | u3 _1(asz) sze gur_ a-na [...] | and 1 kor of barley for |
| 16 | ap-ta-[qi2-id] | I have entrusted |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a BI x x UD ta x [...] | ... ... |
| 2 | i-qa2-ab-bu-nim#-ma i-na babila2#[{ki}] | they say to me, and in Babylon |
| 3 | u2 GU mu-um na-pi2-isz-tum | GU₂ (means) “year of life.’ |
| 4 | ar-hi-isz mu#-szi-a-tim at#-la-kam | In the future, at any time, |
| 5 | an-ni-ki-a-am# i ni-ta-ba-al-ka | This is what we asked you. |
| 6 | x ha x x u3 _1(u) 5(disz) erin2?-mesz_ | ... and 15 troops? |
| 7 | e-ri-isz-ma mu#-szi#-a-tim | Erišma of the night |
| 8 | at-la-kam | it is an atla-demon |
| 9 | _e2_ du-un-nu _gu4 hi-a_ u3 s,u2#-ha-ru-u2 | a stable, oxen, and sheep and goats |
| 10 | sza#-al-mu | well-being |
| 11 | an-ni-ki-a-am s,i-bu-ut-ka | This is your image. |
| 12 | at-[x x] | I ... |
Sources & licences
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