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CT 52, 121 (P481869)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 121 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481869 |
| Museum no. | BM 080360 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na UGULA DAM.GAR₃ ša {d}[MARDUK u₂-ba-al]-⸢la⸣-ṭu₂-šu | to the overseer of the merchants of Amurru he shall serve. |
| 2 | qi₂-bi₂-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | ⸢um⸣-ma {d}UTU-na-⸢ṣi⸣-[ir]-ma | and Šamaš-nāṣir |
| 4 | {d}UTU u₃ {d}MARDUK da-ri-iš u₄-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | li-ba-al-⸢li⸣-ṭu₂-ka | may he smite you, |
| 6 | ⸢lu⸣ ša-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-ṭa-⸢ta lu⸣ da-ri-a-ta | “You are the one who makes the heavens tremble, you are the eternal one. |
| 7 | [DINGIR na]-⸢ṣi⸣-ir-ka re-⸢eš da⸣-mi-iq-ti-ka li-ki-il | May the god who created you, the shepherd who reveres you, keep you alive! |
| 8 | šu-⸢lum-ka⸣ ma-har {d}UTU u₃ {d}MARDUK lu da-ri | May your hand be everlasting before Šamaš and Marduk! |
| 9 | ⸢ki⸣-ma ⸢ti-du⸣-u₂ DUMU.MEŠ {d}SUEN-ha-zi-ir | E-ti-du-e-u, sons of Sîn-hazir |
| 10 | KU₃.BABBAR a-⸢na⸣ ŠAM₃ SAG.IR₃.MEŠ i-⸢na⸣ E₂.GAL ma-ah-ru | The silver is paid in full, the price of the slaves. The palace has received it. |
| 11 | SAG.IR₃.MEŠ pu-uh-⸢šu-nu⸣ E₂.GAL a-⸢pu⸣-ul | SAG.IR.MEŠ means “puḫ-eshunu-ēše, the palace that is to be built. |
| 12 | KU₃.GI EŠ₂.HI.A ne-me-et-ta-ku-nu | You are the one who knows the gold and the ritual assemblages |
| 13 | a-na-ku-ma E₂.⸢GAL⸣ a-pu-ul | I am building the E-ekalli. |
| b.e. | ||
| 14 | KU₃.BABBAR il-ki-šu-nu u₃ KU₃.BABBAR a-hi-[a-ti]-⸢šu⸣-nu | The silver of their ilku-service and the silver of Ahiati-ešunu |
| 15 | a-na-ku-ma a-⸢ša⸣-[qa₂-al] | I myself am a reed worker |
| r | ||
| 16 | [A.ŠA₃] ⸢DUMU⸣.MEŠ {d}SUEN(|EN.ZU|)[ha-zi-ir (...)] | field of the ēšu-priests of Sîn-hazir |
| 17 | il-qu₂-nim-ma GU₄.⸢APIN⸣.HI.A GU₄.⸢APIN⸣.HI.A uš-ta-ad-du-u₂ | They took (them) and they have slain the oxen and the equids. |
| 18 | i-na-an-na um-ma-mi ṣu₂-⸢ha⸣-[ru-u₂ ša UGULA] ⸢DAM⸣.GAR₃ | Now, my mother, the šaḫāru-official of the overseer of the ēdammu-house (temple) |
| 19 | ⸢ip-ri-ku⸣-ma A.ŠA₃ uš-ta-ad-du-u₂ | They have sworn an oath |
| 20 | A.⸢ŠA₃⸣ DUMU.MEŠ {d}SUEN-ha-zi-ir ia-u₂-um | sons of Sîn-hazir Ya’um |
| 21 | a-⸢na⸣-ku aš-ta-a-am | I am indeed |
| 22 | ⸢qi₂-bi⸣-i-ma GU₄.HI.A-ia la u₂-ša-ad-⸢du⸣-u₂ | “Speak to me, but I will not let my oxen go out. |
| 23 | u₃ šum-ma GU₄.HI.A-ka ši-ip-ra-am | And if your oxen are stolen |
| 24 | i-⸢pu⸣-[šu] a-na ṣu₂-ha-ri-ka qi₂-bi-i-ma | say to your servant: |
| 25 | ši-⸢ip-ra⸣-am ki-ma ši-ip-⸢ri-im⸣ | It is a šiprām-plant like a sapling |
| 26 | ⸢li⸣-te-er-ru | elī-eterru |
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