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CT 52, 098 (P481846)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 098 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481846 |
| Museum no. | BM 080279 |
| 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 | a-hi ka-ta li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | (Sum) My brother, may he live with you (Akk) May my brother, the brother of yours, live with me |
| 6 | a-hi at-ta lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta# | May you be well, may you be alive! |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,i#-ir a-hi-ia ka-ta re-esz da-mi#-[iq-tim sza] | O god, guardian of my arms, you are the one who provides for the good deeds of |
| 8 | a-hi-ia ka-ta li-ki-il | May my arms be bound in your mouth. |
| 9 | a-na szu-ul-mi a-hi-ia ka-ta asz-pu-ra-am# | I have written to you for the well-being of my brother. |
| 10 | szu-lum a-hi-ia ka-ta ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}[amar-utu] | my brother’s well-being is yours before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 11 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 12 | asz-szum a-wa-tim sza ARAD-{d}si-gar | Concerning the words of Warad-Sigar |
| 13 | ta-asz-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 14 | {disz}{d}suen-re-me-ni a-hi | Sîn-remeni, his brother |
| 15 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ka | to your presence |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | at,-t,ar#-[dam] | I have sent. |
| 2 | t,e4-ma-am ga#-[am-ra-am] | I want to give a report |
| 3 | szu-[bi-lam] | send me! |
| 4 | [x] x ARAD-{d}[si-gar ...] | ... Warad-Sigar |
| 5 | {disz}{d}suen-[re-me-ni ...] | Sîn-rēmeni |
| 6 | sza {disz}[...] | of PN |
| 7 | ni-di a-[hi-im la ta-ra-asz-szi] | Do not abandon the neighboring people! |
| 8 | me-hi-ir# [tup-pi2-ia szu-bi-lam] | Send me my completed tablet! |
Sources & licences
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