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CT 52, 094 (P481842)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 094 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481842 |
| Museum no. | BM 080958 |
| 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# [x]-HI-x-[...] | to ... |
| 2 | qi2-bi2#-ma# | speak! |
| 3 | [um]-ma# {munus}il-ta-ni-ma# | thus Iltani: |
| 4 | [_dub_]-ka# esz-me-e-ma ah-du | Your tablet is new and exalted. |
| 5 | szu#-AN-x ze2-eh-pi2 | Šu-AN-x, zehpi |
| 6 | usz-ta-bi-la#-ak-ku | I have sent to you. |
| 7 | ki#-ma ti-du-u2 | like tidû |
| 8 | na#-az2-qa2-a-ku | I am a herdsman |
| 9 | e-ri-isz-szi-ia-ma | Eriššia |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma i-na szu-ul-mu | like in well-being |
| 2 | ta-al-la-ka-am!(BI) | you will go |
| 3 | _5(disz) ma-na siki_ u3 _1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ | 5 minas of wool and 1 sila3 of oil |
| 4 | li-qi2-a-am | may he take. |
| 5 | _siki_ sza i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am a-hi-ka | the wool of Ilī-iqišam, your brother |
| 6 | i-na bad3-am-mi-di-ta-na{ki} | in Bad-Ammiditana |
| 7 | i-na _e2_ {d}suen-ib-ni sza-ak-na# | in the house of Sîn-ibni is placed |
| 8 | t,e4-ma-am szu-a-ti | that report |
| 9 | li-im-da | may he be with him. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [szi-iq]-qu2# lu-ub-bu-ku# [x] | Let me make a sacrifice ... |
| 2 | t,e4-em-ka szu-up-ra-am# | Send me your report! |
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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