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BA 05, 526 71 (P491772)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BA 05, 526 71 |
|---|---|
| ID | P491772 |
| Museum no. | Ist Si 0040 |
| 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 ni-szi-i-ni-szu | to his people |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}marduk-na-s,ir-ma | Thus Marduk-nāṣir: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | a-na t,e4-em _a-sza3_ sza asz-pu-ra-ki | for the report of the field that I sent to you |
| 6 | _a-sza3_ lu-u2 e-pu-usz it-ti x-im | a field I may do with ... |
| 7 | sza sza-pi2-ir-ti-ia sze-a-am | of my extispicy barley |
| 8 | u2-sza-<bi>-la-ki-im | he sent to you |
| 9 | li-ba-<ki> la i-ma-ra-as, | May he not be afraid! |
| 10 | u3 li-bi u2-ul i-ma-ra-as, | and he will not be able to escape. |
| 11 | sze-a-am i-na-ad-di?-szu | he will give him barley. |
| 12 | a-na s,e2-ri-<ki> i-la-ka-ki | he will come to you. |
| 13 | isz-tu i-na-<an-na> _u4 5(disz)-kam_ | From now on the 5th day |
| 14 | {disz}{d}iszkur-ri-im-i3-li2 | Adad-rim-ilī |
| 15 | a-t,a-ra-[da]-ki | I have sent to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 tup-pi2 a-ni-a-am li-bi | and this tablet |
| 2 | ga-am-ra asz-pu-ra-ki | I have sent to you. |
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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