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CT 43, 009 (P313299)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313299 |
| Museum no. | BM 078286 |
| 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 | to a man |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2-ma | thus Nanna-manšum: |
| 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-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 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 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu lu da-ri | May your health be long before Šamaš and Marduk! |
| 10 | a-di sza-la-szi-szu _dub_-pi2 | together with its two inscriptions |
| 11 | u2-sza-bi-la-ak-kum-ma | I sent to you, and |
| 12 | t,e4-em-ka ma-la im-hu-ra-ka | your report as much as he received, |
| 13 | u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am | you did not send me. |
| 14 | i-na _iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 u4 9(disz)-kam_ | in the extra month of Addarum, the 9th day |
| 15 | _lu2_ ZA-ar-ra-ar-tum ib-ba-al-ki-tu-ma | the man of Zarrātum sinned, and |
| 16 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) _sze gur#_ i-ip-tu-u2 ma-s,i | 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley opened, deficit |
| 17 | x x [...] x u2 an-nu-u2 | ... this |
| 18 | [...] x x x x x x x | |
| 19 | x x [...] x nu x tum ib-ba-szu-u2 | ... will arise. |
| 20 | i-na x i x asz-t,u2-ur-ma | I wrote and |
| 21 | asz-ta-ka-an | I have placed. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 sze-um ha-li x x x PI tu-u2-ma | and the lost barley ... |
| 2 | sza-ak-nu 1(u) _sze gur_ ma-s,i | are deposited. 10 kor of barley is surplus. |
| 3 | [x x x x x]-li-iq a-na pe2-e it-tu-ur | ...... has returned to the gate. |
| 4 | szum-ma i-na _iti_ an-ni-i sze-um szu-u2 | If in this month that barley |
| 5 | la it-ta-s,i | has not gone out, |
| 6 | ma-am-ma-an u2-ul i-ha-asz-szi-ih | nobody will take it away. |
| 7 | i-ha-al-li-iq u3 mu-uh2-hi isz-sza-ka-an | he will flee and a claim will be brought. |
| 8 | szum-ma i-in-ka x x x x szu#-up#-ra-am-ma | If your eye [......] send me, and |
| 9 | 1(u) _sze gur_ a-na mu-uh2-hi li-isz-sza-pi2-ik | 10 kor of barley on account of it may he cut off. |
| 10 | li-ib-ta-al-li-il-ma li-s,i | May it keep going up and down. |
| 11 | szum-ma la ki-a-am-ma sze-um szu-u2-ma | If not, that barley |
| 12 | i-na _iti_ an-ni-i li-in-na-di-in-ma | in this month let him be given, and |
| 13 | li-ib-ta-al-li-it, | may he live. |
| 14 | a-na la-ma-di-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I wrote to you to see you. |
Sources & licences
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