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CT 52, 137 + (P481884)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 137 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P481884 |
| Museum no. | BM 055054 + BM 055219 |
| 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' | [...] x x x x [...] | |
| 2' | [lu sza-al]-ma-ta lu ba-al#-[t,a-ta] | Be it pure or pure, |
| 3' | [_dingir_ na]-s,i#-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi#-[iq-tim li-ki-il] | May the god who protects you, your head, guard you for good fortune. |
| 4' | [a-na szu]-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra#-[am] | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 5' | [szu-lum]-ka# ma-har {d}utu {d}marduk u3 be-li2-ia sa-am-su#-[di-ta-na] | Your health before Šamaš, Marduk and my lord Samsu-ditana |
| 6' | [lu] da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 7' | [asz-szum] sza a-hi at-ta ib-ni-{d}marduk _ARAD_-ka | Because you, Ibni-Marduk, your servant, |
| 8' | [ki]-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am um-ma at-ta-ma# | Thus you wrote me: "You |
| 9' | [x x] sza# _1(u) ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi-ta-a-am szu-bi-lam-ma | Send me ... of 10 minas of refined silver, so that |
| 10' | [x x] x lu-sza-bi-la-ak-ku sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | ... I shall send you. As to what you wrote me |
| 11' | [ki-ma] a-hi at-ta ti-du-u2 | like a brother you know |
| 12' | [sza]-at#-tam _lu2-kur2_ asz2-nun-na{ki} sza isz-tu la-bi-ir-tim | another enemy of Ešnunna, who from old |
| 13' | [x] x-am sza be-li2-ia la am-ru3 il-li-kam-ma | ... of my lord I did not see. He came and |
| 14' | [x x] x x ZI2 uq-ta-al-li | ... flour I poured out |
| 15' | [...] x x [...] x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x (x)] x u2-ul u2-sza-bi#-[la-am?] | ... I did not send. |
| 2' | a-na 1(u) _u4_-mi sza pa-ni-i-ka# a-am-ma-ar#-[ma] | I will see for the 10 days before you. |
| 3' | a-na babila2{ki} a-al-la#-[kam] | to Babylon he went |
| 4' | i-na ne-qe2-el-pi2-ia _udu-nita2_ sza x [...] | At my offering a sheep that ... ... |
| 5' | an-ni-tam iq-bi-a-am | this he said to me. |
| 6' | _ugula mar-tu_ lu-u2 a-na babila2{ki} a-[...] qu2#-ur2-ru-ub | foreman of Amurru, whether to Babylon ..., may he smite. |
| 7' | [x x] x x x-BI-szu i-ip-pa#-[al? ...] x | ... will look ... |
| 8' | [...] x ti {d}utu | ... Utu |
| 9' | [...] a | ... water |
| 10' | [...] x | |
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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