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CT 43, 013 (P313303)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313303 |
| Museum no. | BM 016781 |
| 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 qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to a man: |
| 2 | um-ma ARAD-{d}amar-utu-ma | Thus (says) Warad-Marduk: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 4 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 5 | [lu sza]-al-ma-tu lu ba-al-t,a-a-ta | Be it pure or pure, |
| 6 | _[dingir_ na]-s,i#-ir-ka re-esz-ka | The god who guards you, your head, |
| 7 | [a-na da]-mi-iq-tim li-ki-il | May it be carried out favorably. |
| 8 | szu#-[lum]-ka# ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu lu da-ri | May your well-being be everlasting before Šamaš and Marduk! |
| 9 | asz-szum# di-ib-ba-tim sza {d}suen-sze-mi a-hi-szu | Concerning the words of Sîn-šeme his brother |
| 10 | sza i-na _e2 agrig_ ka-lu-u2 | who in the house of the chief steward |
| 11 | {disz}{d}amar-utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu ugula dam-gar3_ | Marduk-muballiṭ, son of the foreman of merchants; |
| 12 | it-ti _na-asz-bar_ sza be-el-szu-nu | with the decision of their owner |
| 13 | a-hi {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi-im | brother of Sîn-nādin-šum |
| 14 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 15 | it-ta#-al-kam | has left |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | at-ta u3 _dumu_ a-hi a-bi-ka | you and your father’s son |
| 2 | szu-ta-ti-a | my possessions |
| 3 | ma-har a-wi-lim be-el-szu-nu | before the man, their lord |
| 4 | pu-ut,-t,e4-ra-a-szu-ma | release him, and |
| 5 | a-na zimbir{ki} li-it-ta-al-kam | to Sippar may he go |
| 6 | ba#-lu-szu la ta-a-al-kam | There is no reopening of the case. |
| 7 | [a-na] _iri_ bad3-{d}utu t,u2-ur-da-asz-szu | to the city of Dūr-Šamaš his ṭurdaši |
| 8 | [i-na] an-ni-tim at-hu-tam | In this case, I have sought a lawsuit |
| 9 | ku-ul-li-im | of Kullim, |
Sources & licences
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