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CT 52, 164 (P481910)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 164 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481910 |
| Museum no. | BM 081045 |
| 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 | i-nu-ma i-na KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} wa-aš-⸢ba-ta⸣ | when in Babylon Wašbatae |
| 2 | aš-šum ⸢KU₃.BABBAR ta⸣-aš-pi₂-it 2(diš) MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR | Concerning the silver of Ta'e-ašpit, 2 minas of silver |
| 3 | ⸢gu⸣-[um-mu]-⸢ri⸣-im-ma ba-ba-lim | It is the “house of the gods" that was erected. |
| 4 | aq-⸢bi⸣-[kum]-ma ki-a-am ta-aq-bi-a-am | I said to you, thus you said to me |
| 5 | um-ma ⸢at⸣-ta-ma | Thus (says) Eata: |
| 6 | a-na ZIMBIR{ki} a-na ma-ka-ni-ia | to Sippar, to my camp |
| 7 | lu-ul-li-ik-ma | let me go, and |
| 8 | a-hi-ti lu-uṣ-mi-id-ma | I shall measure out my debts, and |
| 9 | KU₃.BABBAR lu-ub-lam an-ni-tam ta-aq-bi-ma | You said this: |
| 10 | KU₃.BABBAR u₂-ul tu-ša-bi-lam | You will not pay the silver. |
| 11 | a-na e-pe₂-ši an-ni-i-im | to do this |
| 12 | lu-u₂ ti-de-e | may you know. |
| r | ||
| 13 | ki-ma i-na ša-na la ma-ga-ri | like in a non-canonical place |
| 14 | te-te-pu-uš | you have performed |
| 15 | {diš}ri-ša-tum NA.AŠ.BAR | Rīšatum, weaver |
| 16 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ka aṭ-ṭar-dam | I have sent to you. |
| 17 | KU₃.BABBAR ta-aš-pi₂-it 2(diš) MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR | The silver is paid. 2 minas of silver |
| 18 | ṣi-mi-id li-qi₂-a-am-ma | may he give me, and |
| 19 | it-ti ri-ša-tum a-na KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} al-kam | I came to Babylon with a message. |
| 20 | a-na ša ki-ma i-na KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | to that which in Babylon |
| 21 | KU₃.BABBAR ṣa-ma-dam-ma ba-ba-lam | The silver shall be paid and cleared. |
| 22 | ta-aq-bu-ma la tu-ub-lam | You spoke, but did not bring (it). |
| 23 | a-na e-pe₂-ši an-ni-i-im | to do this |
| 24 | ⸢lu⸣ ti-de-e | you know. |
Sources & licences
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