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CT 43, 012 (P313302)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313302 |
| Museum no. | BM 016515 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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# | they shall redeem him. |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma ARAD2-{d}da-gan-ma | thus Warad-Dagan: |
| 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 | 1(disz) szu-szi _udu-nita2 hi-a_ a-na _dumu lugal#_ | 60 sheep and goats for the son of the king |
| 8 | ad#-di-in-ma | I gave, and |
| 9 | [asz]-szu-mi 5(u) _udu-nita2 [hi-a]_ | As for me, 50 sheep were sacrificed. |
| 10 | [sza i]-na# pa-ni 1(disz) szu-[szi ...] | which in the presence of 60 ... |
| 11 | [x x x] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | 1(asz) _gu2-un siki hi#-[a]_ | 1 talent of fine wool |
| 2' | a-na szu-zu-ub-ti-ka | to your dwelling place |
| 3' | usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | I have sent to you |
Sources & licences
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