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CT 43, 001 (P313291)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313291 |
| Museum no. | BM 029622 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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# {d}suen-i-din-nam# | to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um]-ma# ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | [asz-szum sza] ta#-asz-pur-am um-ma at-ta#-ma | Concerning what you wrote me, saying: "You |
| 5 | [_ku3-babbar_ sza ri]-ib#-ba-at bu-li-im | silver for the ribbat bulum |
| 6 | [sza] ter#-di-i-tim | of the terdītim |
| 7 | _ugula [mar]-tu#-mesz_ i-na-ad-di-nu-u2 | the Amorite foreman will give. |
| 8 | _ugula gidri-mesz nu-banda3#-mesz_ u3 _aga-us2-mesz_ | foreman of the scepters, captains and soldiers |
| 9 | i-na-ad-di-nu-u2 | they will give. |
| 10 | t,e4-ma-am be-li2 li-isz-pur-am | My lord should send me a report. |
| 11 | sza ta-asz-pur-am | As to what you wrote |
| 12 | _ku3#-[babbar]_ sza# ri#-ib-ba-at bu#-li#-im | silver for the ribbat bulum |
| 13 | [sza] ter#-di-i-tim | of the terdītim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ugula# mar-tu-mesz_ | foreman of Amurru; |
| 2 | u3 _ugula# gidri#-mesz_-ma | and foreman of scepters |
| 3 | li-id-di-nu | they should give. |
| 4 | _nu-banda3-mesz_ u3 _aga-us2-mesz_ | the captains and soldiers |
| 5 | la i-na-ad-di-nu | they shall not give. |
Sources & licences
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