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CT 43, 005 (P313295)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313295 |
| Museum no. | BM 016938 |
| 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}amar-utu | to the man of Marduk |
| 2 | u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | shall redeem him. |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen-ma | thus Ikūn-pî-Si’en: |
| 5 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-[isz u4-mi] | May Šamaš and Marduk forever be my friends. |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 7 | lu# sza#-al-ma-a-ta lu ba-al#-[t,a-a-ta] | May you be pure, may you be healthy! |
| 8 | lu da-ri-a-ta | May you be everlasting! |
| 9 | _dingir#_ na-s,i-ir-ka s,i-bu-tam a-ia ir-szi | May the god who guards you be my friend. |
| 10 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra#-am | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 11 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu lu da-ri# | May your health be long before Šamaš |
| 12 | ki-ma ti-du-u2 x [...] | Like a tidû-demon |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-um <a-na> ra-pa-si-im u3 x [...] | The barley for the rāpsim and ... |
| 2 | u2-ul na-t,u2-um [...] | “It is not naṭûm .… |
| 3 | szu-up-ra#-am-ma | send me, and |
| 4 | 5(asz) _sze gur_ a-na PI ka-ri-ia x x x x | 5 kor of barley for the PI of my grain ... |
| 5 | li#-id-di-nu-nim | they should give me. |
| 6 | [a-na] {gi#}qu2-up-pi2 sza _ha-za-nu-um#{sar}_ | for the reed basket of the mayor |
| 7 | 1(u) _gi hi-a_ li-id-di#-nu-nim | let them give me 10 reed bundles. |
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