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CT 43, 008 (P313298)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313298 |
| Museum no. | BM 080914 |
| 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 sza {d}amar-utu u2-ba-al-la-t,u2#-szu | to the man of Marduk they shall release him |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma dingir-szu-ib-ni-ma | thus Ilu-šu-ibni: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu da-ri-isz U4-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive forever! |
| 5 | lu sza-al-ma-a-ta lu ba-al-t,a-a-ta lu da-ri-a-ta | Be it pure, be it unclean, [be it eternal], |
| 6 | _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. |
| 7 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 8 | i-nu-ma tu-s,u2-u2 ma-ar-s,a-ta-ma | When you go out, there will be famine. |
| 9 | pi2-ia u2-ul e-pu-sza-ak-kum | I did not open my mouth to you, |
| 10 | u2-ul u2-na-i-da-ka | he will not let you know. |
| 11 | a-na e-t,i-rum a-na 1(asz) _sze gur_ le-qe2-em#-[ma] | take for the eṭirum-tax for 1 kor of barley and |
| 12 | a-na bu-uq-li s,a-pe2-e | for the ṣābû-festival, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz-pu-ra-am# | I wrote to you |
| 2 | szum-ma e-t,i-rum la ri-iq-ma# | If the young man is not sick, and |
| 3 | si#-ti _sze_-szu la i-s,a-ap-pu# | The rest of his barley shall not be harvested. |
| 4 | 1(asz) _sze gur_ szu-a-ti at-ta li-qe-e2-ma | that 1 kor of barley, you may take, and |
| 5 | s,u2-pu szu-ma a-hi i-na ki-na-tim at-ta | “It is a ṣūpu, you are the brother in truth, |
| 6 | a-na sza asz-pu-ra-ak-kum la tu-usz-ta-a | Do not disregard what I wrote to you! |
| 7 | 1(asz) _sze gur_ szu-a-ti li-qi2 s,u2-pu-ma | that 1 kor of barley may he take, so that |
| 8 | lu-u2 u2-sa-tum | or a stag |
| 9 | i-na an-ni-tim at-hu-ut-ka lu-mu-ur | [In th]is [pr]ayer, may I see your face. |
Sources & licences
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