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CT 52, 100 (P481848)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 100 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481848 |
| Museum no. | BM 078404 |
| 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 ab-bi-ia-ti-ia | To my brothers |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma inim-{d}a-a-ma | thus Inim-Aya: |
| 4 | be-li2 u3 be-el-ti asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz u4-mi | (Sum) My lord and my lady, because of me, forever, |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ku-nu-ti | may they keep you alive!” |
| 6 | lu sza-al-ma-tu-nu lu ba-al-t,a-tu-nu# | Whether they are healthy or dead, |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ku-nu re-esz da-mi-iq-ti-ku-nu# | May the god who protects you, the one who provides for your good health, |
| 8 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ku#-nu asz-pu-ra-am | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 10 | szu-lum-ku-nu ma-har be-li2-ia u3 be-el-ti-ia | Your well-being before my lord and my lady |
| 11 | [lu] da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 12 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x x] x [...] | |
| 2' | [x x] ba [...] | ... ... |
| 3' | u3 ka#-ni-kam | and the guarantee |
| 4' | i-zi-ba-am | Izibam, |
| 5' | _a-sza3_ szu-a-tu | that field |
| 6' | {disz}{d}suen-na-s,i-ir-ma# | Sin-nāṣir |
| 7' | i-ri-isz | he conquered. |
| 8' | a-na a-li-ma-al-ki# | to Ali-malku |
| 9' | _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_-ma | 2 iku of field |
| 10' | ad-di-in-szu | I gave him. |
Sources & licences
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