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CT 52, 083 (P481831)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 083 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481831 |
| Museum no. | BM 080402b + BM 080940 |
| 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 a-bi-ia | to my father |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma be-li2-tukul-ti ra-i-im-ka-ma | Thus (says) Beli-tukultī, your love: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu lu da-ri asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz u4-mi | May Šamaš and Marduk be everlasting for my sake, forever! |
| 5 | a-bi li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | their fathers may they live. |
| 6 | lu# ba#-al#-t,a-a-ta lu sza-al-ma-a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 7 | [lu da]-ri-a-ta | may you be everlasting! |
| 8 | [_dingir_ na-s,i-ir]-ka | The god who protects you |
| 9 | [lu]-u2 ka-ia-[a-an] | may it be constant. |
| 10 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 11 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu lu-u2 da-ri | May your well-being be eternal before Šamaš and Marduk! |
| 12 | asz-szum a-ak-sza-ia-a u3 {d}amar-utu-na-s,i-ir | Concerning Akšaya and Marduk-nāṣir |
| 13 | mu-ru-<us,> li-ib-bi-ia ma-ah-ri-ka asz-ku-un | I established in your presence a cult center of my heart. |
| 14 | sze-a-am u3 _ku3-babbar_ ad-di-szu-nu-szi-im | barley and silver I gave to them. |
| 15 | u3 ka-ni-<ka>-ti-szu-nu e-el-qi2 | and their possessions he took. |
| 16 | a-nu-um-ma i3-li2-a-na-ka-szum-tak2-la-ku [ARAD]-ka | Now, Ilī-ana-kašum-taklāku, your servant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ka#-ni-ka-ti-szu-nu usz-ta-bi-[lam] | he sent their messengers. |
| 2 | _1(disz) lu2_ a-li-ik i-di szu-ku-szu-um-ma | 1 man, the one who goes the road to his destination |
| 3 | e-ma a-asz-bu szu-pu-ur-szu-nu-szi-im | wherever they are dwelling, send them to me! |
| 4 | a-wa-a-ti-szu-nu a-mu-ur-ma | I saw their words and |
| 5 | sze-a-am u3 _ku3-babbar#_ szu-ud-di-szu-nu-ti-ma | give them barley and silver, and |
| 6 | a-na i3-li2-a-na-ka-szum-tak2-la-ku ARAD-ka | To Ilī-ana-kašum-taklāku, your servant. |
| 7 | i-di#-in# | gave |
| 8 | [x x x] x x x x it#-ta-szu-nu | ...... with them |
| 9 | [x x x] x a-na babila2#{ki} | ... to Babylon |
| 10 | szu#-bi-lam | send me! |
Sources & licences
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