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CT 52, 092 (P481840)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 092 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481840 |
| Museum no. | BM 080439 |
| 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 whom Marduk will release him |
| 2 | qi2-[bi2-ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma dingir-szu-ba#-ni-ma | thus Ilu-šubāni: |
| 4 | {d}utu# u3 {d}amar-utu asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz u4-mi# | May Šamaš and Marduk grant me a long life. |
| 5 | [li]-ba#-al#-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive! |
| 6 | [lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba]-al#-t,a-ta | Be it pure or pure, |
| 7 | [_dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re]-esz# da-mi-iq-ti-ka | O god, your guardian, the one who provides for your good health, |
| 8 | [li]-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | a-na szu-ul#-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 10 | szu-lum#-ka# ma#-har {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu lu da-ri | May your well-being be everlasting before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 11 | [x x] x x x-ri#-ia | ... my ... |
| 12 | _igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _sa10 {kusz}e-sir2#_ | 1/4 (shekel) of silver for the purchase of a sandal |
| 13 | ad#-di-na-ak-kum-ma | I gave to you, and |
| 14 | [ki-a-am ta]-aq#-bi#-a-am# um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you spoke to me: "You |
| 15 | wa-ar-[...] x | After ... |
| 16 | an#-ni-tam# ta-aq-[bi-a-am] | You said this |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-di sza-la-szi-szu gi-ir-rum | as far as the other side of the reed fence |
| 2 | il-li-kam-ma | came, and |
| 3 | _{kusz#}e-sir2#_ u2-ul tu-sza-bi-lam | You did not send me the sandals. |
| 4 | [x x] x-ti-ia x x | my ... |
| 5 | [sza]-ak-nu | are placed. |
| 6 | [ki-ma] te#-esz-te-ne-mu-u2 | like teeshtēmû-plants |
| 7 | [ur-ra-am] x u3 mu-szi-tam | In the future ... and in the future |
| 8 | [szi]-ip-ra-am ni-ip-pu-usz | we shall do work. |
| 9 | [x] x ka BU s,a-ab-ta-an-ni-a-ti | ... seized me |
| 10 | [tup]-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | I have sent you my tablet. |
| 11 | u3 1(disz) x ARAD dingir-szu-dan | and 1 , servant of Ilu-šūdan, |
| 12 | ma-har#-ka# li-il-qi2-a-am | He should take me before you. |
| 13 | li-ik#-szu#-da-an-ni | may he bind me |
| 14 | ah-ta-a-asz-szi | I have seized her. |
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