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CT 43, 024 (P313314)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 024 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313314 |
| Museum no. | BM 016787 + BM 081420 |
| 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-bi-ia qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my father: |
| 2 | um-ma _geme2_-be-el-tim-ma | Thus (says) the lady: |
| 3 | be-li2 u3 be-el#-ti asz-szu-mi-ia | My lord and my lady concerning me |
| 4 | da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | forever may they keep you alive! |
| 5 | _dingir_-lum na-s,i-ir-ka | the god who guards you, |
| 6 | ri-isz da-mi-iq-ti-ka li-ki#-il# | May your good deeds be firmly established. |
| 7 | ma-as,-s,a-ar szu-ul-mi u3 ba#-[la-t,i] | guard of well-being and life |
| 8 | i-na ri-szi-ka a-IA ip-[pa-ar-ku] | At your commānu the water will flow. |
| 9 | asz-szum _{disz}{d}suen_-isz-me-a-an#-[ni] | Concerning Sîn-išmeanni |
| 10 | isz#-[tu] ri-isz sza-at-[tim?] | from the beginning of the year |
| 11 | [a-di] i-na#-an-na _5/6(disz) ma-na [ku3-babbar]_ | until now 5/6 mina of silver |
| 12 | [sza] il#-ki-im sza a-hi-ia# | of the ilku-service of my brother |
| 13 | it#-ti _dam-gar3_ u3 na x [x] | with the merchant and ... |
| 14 | [x]-hi-ir-ti-ia el-qi2-[ma] | I took my ... and |
| 15 | il#?-ka-am a-pu-ul | ilkūm (is) the harvester |
| 16 | [u3] a-na _sze_-im a-pa-li-im# | and to the barley of Apalīm |
| 17 | a-na# _dam-gar3_ da-ab-ba#-ku | I am a merchant. |
| 18 | it#-ti DUMU USZ DUB BI | It is written with the son of UŠ. |
| 19 | sza sza-pi2-ir zimbir{ki} | of the šāpir of Sippar |
| 20 | a-hi tap-pu-ta-am | a brother of a sister |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x]-pu-usz-ma sza _gu4 hi-a_ | ... of oxen |
| 2 | _sze#-numun#_ u3 al-da#-am# | seed corn and emmer |
| 3 | wa#-at-ra-am e-li-szu# [...] | (Sum) The one who is above him ... (Akk) Above him .... |
| 4 | il#?-li-ma tup-pa-szu# [...] | He came and his tablet |
| 5 | [i-na]-an#-na# e-bu-ru-um#-[ma] | Now, the harvest |
| 6 | _[dam-gar3]_ i-te-es-ra#-[an-ni] | the merchant approached me. |
| 7 | [x x] x DUMU USZ DUB# [BI] | ... the son will die. That tablet |
| 8 | sza# sza-pi2-ir zimbir#[{ki}] | of the šapir of Sippar |
| 9 | li-is-su-ni-kum-ma | they should remove you, and |
| 10 | e-li-szu ti-si ma KI x | Above him ... |
| 11 | _sze_-am mi-iq-ti-szu | the barley of his deficit |
| 12 | sza a-hi-ia li-ki-lam-[ma] | May my brothers be reconciled, and |
| 13 | li-ib-lu-nim-ma | may they bring me, and |
| 14 | _dam-gar3_ sza _ku3-babbar_ id#-di-nam | the merchant who the silver he gave |
| 15 | lu-pu-ul u3 x x x | let me do, and |
| 16 | la ip-pa-ra-ar# | he shall not release |
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