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CT 43, 011 (P313301)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313301 |
| Museum no. | BM 016974 |
| 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 u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to the man of Marduk they shall release him. |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma IB-<x>-{d}na-bi-um-ma | Thus (says) ...-Nabium: |
| 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 az-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 | asz-szum sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am um-ma at-ta-ma | [Concerning what] you wrote me: "You |
| 11 | {disz}{d}suen-mu-sza-lim _gala_ u2-nu-tim | Sîn-mušallim, chief of the animals |
| 12 | {disz}{d}amar-utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _gala_ u2-nu-tim | Marduk-šuma-uballiṭ, chief of the equipment |
| 13 | u3 ($ blank space $) | and |
| 14 | a-na _e2_-ia u2-sze-ri-ib-szu-nu-ti-ma | to my house I brought them, and |
| 15 | sza-ap-ti _sag-nita2_ esz-mu-u2 | The lips of the sagnû-priest are new |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-a-ni | Sin-išmeanni, |
| 2 | {disz}ARAD-{d}suen | Warad-Sin |
| 3 | {disz}ARAD{d}amar-utu | Warad-Amurrum |
Sources & licences
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