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CT 52, 089 (P481837)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 089 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481837 |
| Museum no. | BM 078574 |
| 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-wi-lim sza {d}amar-utu u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to the man of Marduk they shall release him. |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i-din-isz8-tar2-ma | Thus Iddin-Ištar: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | lu sza-al-ma-ta | may it be well. |
| 6 | {disz}ARAD-eridu{ki} a-na ma-ah-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam | Urad-Eridu I have sent to you. |
| 7 | i-na _2(u) 4(asz) sze gur ib2-tak4 e2-i3-dub_ | from 24 gur of barley he took, the depot |
| 8 | 2(disz) ze-eh-pi2-ia u2-sza-bi-la-ak-kum-ma | I sent to you my 2 zeḫpīya, and |
| 9 | a-na _erin2_ su2-tu-u2 sze-am ta-ad-di-in | to the Sutean troops barley was given. |
| 10 | sza _8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | of 8 shekels of silver |
| 11 | _4(asz) 4(barig) sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}amar-utu_ sza-li-im-tam | 4 gur 4 barig of barley, (measured) by the ban2 of Marduk, šalimtam |
| 12 | a-na ARAD-eridu{ki} i-di-in# | to Warad-Eridu gave |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ze-eh-pi2 qe2-er-bi-a-am | “It is sweet in the middle |
| 2 | u3 a-li-a-am ak-nu-kum-ma | and the city I established, and |
| 3 | usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | I have sent to you |
| 4 | a-na szi-bu-ti-ia ki-i-il | for my šibūtu-offering was paid. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-pirig3 x mah | Ninpirig, supreme |
| 2 | e2-babbar-ra-ke4 | of the Ebabbar |
| 3 | dumu-nita kal-ga {d}utu-ke4 | the mighty son of Utu |
| 4 | {d}lamma nig2 sa6-ga szum2-mu | give a protective deity of good things! |
| 5 | kin-kin ki sa6-ga | the work of the beautiful place |
| 6 | [x x] din [x x] | ... judge ... |
Sources & licences
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