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CT 52, 097 (P481845)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481845 |
| Museum no. | BM 081007 |
| 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-hi-ia sza {d}amar-utu u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to my brother, whom Marduk will restore, |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2-ma | thus Adad-manšum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu da-ri-isz u4-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 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 good, be it faulty, |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim | May the god who protects you, your head, be at peace. |
| 8 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 11 | {disz}ri-sza-tum _na-asz-bar_ | Rīšatum, the smith |
| 12 | isz-pu-ra-am | he wrote to me |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | t,e4-ma-am ga-am-ra-am | I want to give a report. |
| 2 | sza ri-sza-tum szu-up-ra-am-ma | Send me a copy of this. |
| 3 | lu-li-a-am | Luliam, |
| 4 | {disz}el-me-szum a-hi | El-mešum, his brother |
| 5 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent to you. |
| 6 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ka-an-ka-am | 2 shekels of silver is the guarantee. |
| 7 | i-di-isz-szum-ma | he gave him, and |
| 8 | la ta-ka-al-la-asz-szu | do not hold him back! |
| 9 | tup-pi2 qa2-ar-bi-a-am u3 a-li-a-am | a tablet of my own and of my city |
| 10 | ak-nu-kam-ma usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | I have sealed it and sent it to you. |
Sources & licences
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