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CT 52, 167 (P481913)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 167 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481913 |
| Museum no. | BM 078365 |
| 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 | {d}MARDUK ra-im-ka aš-šu-mi-ni li-la-ab-bi-ir-ka | O Marduk, your love, may it bind you. |
| 2 | i-na šu-ul-mi u₃ ba-la-ṭi li-ir-te-ed-di-ka | With well-being and life may they keep you alive! |
| 3 | ni-še-em-me-e-ma ib-ni-{d}IŠKUR RA₂.GAB | We heard that Ibni-Adad, the ra₂-gab-official |
| 4 | ša a-wi-lim be-li-ni {d}SUEN-i-qi₂-ša-am | of the man our lord Sin-iqīšam |
| 5 | a-na še-e ŠUKU {d}UTU GU₂.UN a-wi-lim ib-ni-{d}UTU a-bi ERIM | for the ration of Šamaš the talent of a man Ibni-Ṣalam the father of the troops |
| 6 | le-qe₂-e a-na ma-ah-ri-ka il-li-kam | He will come before you. |
| 7 | it-ti ib-ni-{d}IŠKUR šu-a-ti | with that Ibni-Adad |
| 8 | da-ba-ba-am du-um-mu-qa₂-am du-bu-⸢ub⸣ [x] | “Lead me, lead me out!’ |
| 9 | ma-ka-an še-e šu-a-tu li-ma-⸢ad⸣-[di-du] | wherever that barley may it be poured out |
| 10 | ṭe₄-em-ka ga-am-ra(ma) šu-up-ra-an-ni-a-⸢ši⸣-im | Send me your message! |
| 11 | ša pa-ni-ni i ni-ip-pa-li-is-ma | We looked at our face and |
| 12 | ṭe₄-ma-am ga-am-ra i ni-iš-pu-ra-ak-ku | Let us send you a report! |
| 13 | šum-ma ib-ni-{d}IŠKUR šu-u₂ | If Ibni-Adad this |
| 14 | 2(geš₂) ŠE.GUR ŠE.GUR ša a-wi-lum be-el-ni e-li-ni i-šu-u₂ | 120 (shekels of) šE.GUR (means) “the price of a man’s house, our lord, is higher than us. |
| b.e. | ||
| 15 | i-le-eq-qe₂ | shall take. |
| r | ||
| 16 | it-ti 2(geš₂) ŠE.GUR ŠE.GUR šu-a-tu | with 240 (shekels of) gold, that gold |
| 17 | 2(u).2(aš).2(diš) ŠE.GUR ŠE.GUR IB₂.KID₂ 2(geš₂).2(u).2(aš).2(diš) ŠE.GUR ŠE.GUR | 22nd eponymy of ŠE.GUR, the king. |
| 18 | ša i-na GU₂.UN a-wi-lim a-bi ERIM iz-zi-zu | who with the talent of a man, the father of the troops stood |
| 19 | it-ti še-e šu-a-tu li-in-na-si-ih-ma | May he be pacified with that hand, and |
| 20 | a-na ŠUKU {d}UTU a-na {d}SUEN-i-din-nam LU₂.GAB.A | to the hand of Šamaš, to Sîn-iddinam, the šandabakku |
| 21 | i-di-in | gave. |
| 22 | u₃ šum-ma ib-ni-{d}IŠKUR šu-u₂ | And if that Ibni-Adad |
| 23 | 2(geš₂) ŠE.GUR ŠE.GUR a-na ša e-li-ni a-wi-lum be-el-ni i-šu-u₂ | 120 (shekels of) šE.GUR (= 100 litres) (of barley) (for) the one above us, the man is our lord. |
| 24 | i-le-eq-qe₂ | shall take. |
| 25 | da-ba-ba-am du-um-mu-qa₂-am it-ti-šu du-bu-ub | (Sum) It is a matter of life and death (Akk) Its matter is matter of living and death |
| 26 | 1(geš₂) ŠE.GUR ŠE.GUR li-il-qe₂ 1(geš₂) ŠE.GUR ŠE.GUR a-na ŠUKU {d}UTU | 60 (litres) |
| 27 | li-ih-bu-ta-ak-kum-ma | may he fear you, and |
| 28 | a-na ŠUKU {d}UTU la nu-ta-ak-ka-ak | to the hand of Šamaš we shall not hold. |
| 29 | ma-la ni-iš-pu-ra-ak-ku ar-hi-iš ṭe₄-em-ka | As much as we sent to you quickly, your word |
| 30 | ma-la i-ma-ah-ha-ra-ka šu-up-ra-an-ni-a-ši-im-ma | Send me as much as he receives from you, so that |
| t.e. | ||
| 31 | la-ma SISKUR u₂-še-še-ru | before the sacrifice was made |
| 32 | a-na ŠUKU E₂ {d}UTU i ni-id-bu-ub | we spoke to the assembly of the temple of Šamaš |
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