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CT 43, 004 (P313294)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313294 |
| Museum no. | BM 013325 + BM 081460 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na# a-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba#-[al]-la#-[t,u2]-szu# | to the man whom Marduk will release him |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma be-li2-tukul-ti-ma | Belī-tukulti says thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia da#-ri#-isz# _u4_-mi | May Šamaš and Marduk forever be my friends. |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | lu sza-al-ma-a-ta lu ba-al-t,a-a-ta# | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 7 | lu# da-ri#-[a]-ta# | May you be everlasting! |
| 8 | _[dingir_ na]-s,i#-ir#-ka# [ri-isz-ka a-na sa-mi-iq-tim] | O god, your guardian angel, your love for the good deeds, |
| 9 | li-[ki-il] | may he bind. |
| 10 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka# [asz-pu-ra-am] | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 11 | szu#-lum-ka szu-[up-ra-am] | Send me your well-being! |
| 12 | i-na ma-ah#-ri-tim#? [x] | in the past |
| 13 | {disz}i3-li2-a-na-ka-szum-tak2#-[la-ku] | Ili-ana-kašum-taklāku |
| 14 | at,-ru-da-ak-kum# [...] | I have sent to you |
| 15 | _[n] sze gur_ ta-ad-di-nu-szum# | n gur of barley is given to him. |
| 16 | i-na la ze2?-pi2-im# [...] | Without a supplication(?) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _{gesz}ma2_ la na-da#-nim# | a boat not to be skipped |
| 2 | _sze#_-am szu-a-ti babila2{ki} | that barley of Babylon |
| 3 | u2-ul u2-sza#-ak-szi-da-[am] | he shall not let go of me |
| 4 | us2-sa-ap-pi2-ih | he caused to be smashed. |
| 5 | i-na-an-na i3-li2-a-na#-[ka-szum-tak2-la-ku] | Now Ili-ana-kašum-taklāku |
| 6 | at,-t,ar#-da-[...] | I have sent to you |
| 7 | a-na szu-nu-[...] | to them |
| 8 | u3 be-li2-x-[...] | and Beli- |
| 9 | i-na mu-uh-hi-szu-[nu] | upon them |
| 10 | ti-si-i-ma | you recite, and |
| 11 | lu#-u2 _1(barig) sze-gesz-i3_ lu-u2 _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_-am | or 1 barig sesame or 1 shekel of silver |
| 12 | li-sza-bi-lu-nim | may they send to me. |
| 13 | i-na e-bu-ri _sze_-am u2-ul id-di#-nu | in the harvest they did not give the barley. |
| 14 | u3 _sze_-am sza at-ta | and the barley that you |
| 15 | ta-ad-di-nu-szum | they gave him. |
| 16 | [i]-na# la ze2#-pi2 _{gesz}[ma2]_ | When the boat is not moored |
| 17 | [x x x] x [x] | |
| 18 | u2-ul u2-sza-ak-szi-dam#-[ma] | he shall not make it clear to her, and |
| 19 | _kur6_ u2-ul i-szu u3 i-[x] GISZ IG [x x x] | he has no enemy and ... ... |
| 20 | _kur6_-ti# a-di#-ni# u2-ul x x x [x] x [x] | I did not ... my enemy until now. |
Sources & licences
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