Unread Atlas
BA 05, 525 70 (P491771)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | BA 05, 525 70 |
|---|---|
| ID | P491771 |
| Museum no. | Ist Si 0058 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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 sza-pi2-ri-ia | to my messenger |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma sza-{d}utu-ni-nu-ma | Thus Ša-Utuninu: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 5 | da-ri-isz u4-mi-im | forever, day |
| 6 | sza-pi2-ri li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | May my limbs be healthy! |
| 7 | _4(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ da-ba-ra | a field of 4 bur3 in the district of Dabara |
| 8 | _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 edin_ ni-ha-PI-tim | 1 bur3 of field in the plain of Niḫa-PI-tim |
| 9 | i-na e-re-szi-im ka-mi-is | at harvest time, it is favourable. |
| 10 | ha-bu-ru-um ma-di-isz dam-qa2-at | The Ḫabburum is very good. |
| 11 | a-na a-ma-ar sza-pi2-ri-ia i-re-du-u2 | they will go down to see my letter. |
| 12 | asz-szum sze-e _a-sza3_ sza?-pir bi-tim | Concerning the barley of the field of the writing-board of the house |
| 13 | sza _a-gar3_ sin-uru4 sza-pi2-ri-ia-ma | of the meadow of Šanuru, |
| 14 | mi-ri-sza sza-tu | that limbs |
| 15 | t,e4-em-szu szu-up-ra-am | send me his report! |
| 16 | u2-ri-id-ma a-la-am | he sent, and the city |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 GU4/GA?-na-am? u3 i? da? ba it?-ti-ia | and oxen and ... with me |
| 2 | u2-ri-id-ma | he sent, and |
| 3 | _4(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 sze esztub_ | 4 bur3 field area: barley of the eštub barley; |
| 4 | _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 sis_ | 1 bur3 of sis field |
| 5 | _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 imgaga3_ | 1 eše3 3 iku field, grain-fed, |
| 6 | _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 gu2 gal_ | 1 eše3 field area, large canal |
| 7 | _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 gu2 tur_ | 1 eše 1 iku field, small canal |
| 8 | an-ni-a-am mi-ri-sza-am | This is its inverse. |
| 9 | a-mu-ur | I saw. |
| 10 | _4(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-di _a-sza3_-li _sag a-sza3 aga-us2_ | a field of 4 bur3, the rent of the field, the head of the soldier’s field |
| 11 | a-na er-re-szu-tim u2-ka-al | he will hold for extispicy |
| 12 | _gu4 hi-a_ ri-ba-szum-ma | oxen and sheep for him |
| 13 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am li-ni-ri-isz | [As to what you wr]ote, may it be restored to its place. |
| 14 | _a-sza3_-um _a-sza3_ gi-mil-lim | field, field of Gimillum |
| 15 | ma-di-isz da-mi-iq | very good, |
| 16 | szum#-ma an-ni-a-am | If this |
| 17 | ar-hi-isz szu-up-ra-am-ma | quickly send me, and |
| 18 | _a-sza3_-um li-ni-ri-isz | a field may he cultivate |
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
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.