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PIHANS 131, 048-051 04 (P512876)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PIHANS 131, 048-051 04 |
|---|---|
| ID | P512876 |
| Museum no. | IM 049219 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) |
| Coordinates | 33.0991, 44.2991 |
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 i-ku-pi2-sza | to Ikūpiša |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma dingir-ma-ma | Thus (says) Dingir-Mama. |
| 4 | a-na i-szim-{d}szul-gi | to Išim-Šulgi |
| 5 | at-ta-la-ak | I went. |
| 6 | ep-szi-isz | made. |
| 7 | u2-ha-da-ru-ni-ni | he shall have mercy on me. |
| 8 | mi-na-am e#-pu-usz | What did he do? |
| 9 | sza {d}utu la t,a3-bu-szu-um-ma | that Šamaš is not good to him |
| 10 | e-pe2-<sza>-am an-ne-am | to do this |
| 11 | i-te-ep-sza-ni | has done, |
| 12 | ki-ma i-s,u2-ri-im | like a torch |
| 13 | sza i-na pa-ni ka-su-si2-im | who before Kasusim |
| 14 | a-na su2-un a-wi-li-im | to the head of a man |
| 15 | i-ru-bu | entered. |
| 16 | i-na pu-lu-uh-ti-ia | in my fear |
| 17 | e-ru-ub | entered. |
| 18 | {d}utu li-im-li-ka-ni | may Šamaš surround you |
| 19 | u3-lu lu-mu-ut | “Woe, lūt |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3-lu lu-ub-lu-ut, | May I live! |
| 2 | u2-la ni-na-wi-ir-ma | “We shall not be negligent, and |
| 3 | t,e4-mi u2-la a-di-ku-um | I did not hear my report. |
| 4 | ar-na-am | |
| 5 | a-na dingir-ma-i3-la | To Ilumma-ila |
| 6 | be-li-ia | my lord |
| 7 | u2-la ub!-la-am | he did not bring |
| 8 | a-na mi-ni-im | what |
| 9 | i-lu-um ki#-am i-pu-sza-ni | The god who made me do as he deems best. |
| 10 | a-na dingir-ma-i3-la | To Ilumma-ila |
| 11 | ki-am qi2-bi | thus says |
| 12 | um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you: |
| 13 | ki-ma sza-ka-na-ku-um | like a šakanum |
| 14 | ha-am-szi-szu isz-pu-ra-am | he wrote to me. |
| 15 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 16 | lu-li-ik | let me go! |
| 17 | lu-na-am-ra-am-ma | let me see, and |
| 18 | lu-ut-ta-al-ka-am | I will keep you alive. |
| 19 | be-li la i-ha-da-ra-am | My lord should not be afraid. |
| 20 | i-na a-wa-ti-im ne-eh-szu | In a favorable case, |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | a#-pu-tum | |
| 2 | bi-ta-am | a house |
| 3 | wa-ar-ka-ti | later |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | szu-li-im | Šulim, |
| 2 | {d}suen-i-din-nam | Sîn-iddinam |
| 3 | sza-al-ma | are well. |
| 4 | szum-ma ha-ab-de-ra-ah | If Habdēḫ |
| left col 3 | ||
| 1 | du-na-am | he built. |
| 2 | e-pe2-sza-am | to do |
| 3 | ik-ta-la | he kissed. |
| 4 | a-na dingir-ma-i3-la | To Ilumma-ila |
| 5 | qi2-bi2-ma li?-bi?-tu?-um? | Speak to Libitum |
| 6 | la#? i?-qa2?-li?-il? li?-it?-hu?-szi? | They should not smite her, they should cut her off |
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
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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