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CT 43, 007 (P313297)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313297 |
| Museum no. | BM 016520 |
| 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)
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 a-wi-lim | to a man |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma id-da-tum-ma | Thus Iddatum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim | May the god who protects you, your head, be at peace. |
| 8 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 10 | szu#-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 11 | lu# da-ri | May it be forever! |
| 12 | [asz]-szum# sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | Concerning what you wrote me |
| 13 | la#-ma tu-uk-ki sza te-esz-mu-u2-ma | “It is not the tukku-garment that you heard |
| 14 | _u8# udu hi-a_ a-na ia-ah-ru-ru sza-ap-li-[i] | ewes and sheep for a second time |
| 15 | at-ta-sa-ah | I have plundered. |
| 16 | u3 1(disz) me-at _u8 udu hi-a_ | and 100 sheep and goats |
| 17 | ma-ah-ri-ia | before me |
| 18 | [iz]-za-az-za | shall stand |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ki-ma tu]-uk-ka esz-mu-u2 | like your trust, a new one |
| 2 | a-na mu-uh2-hi ul-li-a-tim | on top of the old |
| 3 | a-na ia-ah-ru-ru sza-ap-li-i | For the second time |
| 4 | usz-ta-bi-il-szi-na-ti | he had them carried off. |
| 5 | _mu 1(disz)-kam_ szi-na li-zi-za#-ma | May they stand for one year, and |
| 6 | {d}amar-utu-ma la-ma-sa3-ka# | Amar-Utu, you are a lamassa priest |
| 7 | li-sza-al-li-im-szi-na-ti | may they keep them alive. |
| 8 | ki-ma ta-qa2-ab-bu-u2 | when you speak |
| 9 | in-ne-ep-pu-usz | they shall do. |
Sources & licences
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