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CT 52, 090 (P481838)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 090 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481838 |
| Museum no. | BM 081412 |
| 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-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 i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am#-ma# | Ilī-iqišam speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar#-utu# da#-ri-isz u4-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka# | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive forever! |
| 5 | lu sza#-al#-ma#-a-ta lu ba-al-t,a-a-ta lu da-ri-a-ta# | Be it pure, be it supple, be you eternally. |
| 6 | _dingir_ na#-s,i#-ir-ka re-esz da-mi-iq-ti-ka li-ki-il# | May the god who protects you, the one who provides for you, guard your good deeds. |
| 7 | a-na szu#-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 8 | szu-lum-ka# ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu u3 be-li2-ia am-mi#-di#-ta#-[na lu da-ri] | May your health be long before Šamaš and Marduk and my lord! |
| 9 | asz#-szum# x a sza# ta-asz-pu#-ra#-am | Concerning the ... about which you wrote me |
| 10 | [...] x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x x] x x x x [...] | |
| 2' | [um]-ma# szu-u2-ma sze-a-am# [...] | Thus he: barley ... |
| 3' | sza#-ma-am-ma AN x [...] | The heavens ... |
| 4' | li#-qi2-ma _ninda_ an-ni-ki#-[a-am] | let him eat, and this bread |
| 5' | ta#-na-di-[nam/in] | you will give to me |
| 6' | li-ib-ba-ka u2-ul i-t,i#-[ib] | Your heart does not rejoice. |
| 7' | pu-UD-ri _gesz hi-a_ sza i-ba-asz-[szu-u2] | a threshing floor of wood, which there is |
| 8' | pu-uh#-hi#-ir-ma ma-ah-ri-ka | Receive and accept it from me! |
| 9' | [li-isz]-sza#-ak-nu | may they place. |
| 10' | [x x x] ma a AB la#-ka# | ... there is no ... |
| 11' | [i-pa]-al#-la-hu-ka | they will devour you. |
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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