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CT 43, 025 (P313315)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 025 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313315 |
| Museum no. | BM 012823 |
| 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# sza-pi2-ri-ni | to šapirinu |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma# szi-bu#-ut a-lim-ma | Thus the šibûtu of the important one: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}[amar]-utu da-ri-isz u4-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | sza-pi2-ir-ni li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | may my šāpirnu-demon live! |
| 6 | asz-szum _dumu#-mesz_ {d}suen-ma-dingir | Concerning the sons of Sîn-mā-ilum |
| 7 | sza sza-pi2-ir-ni isz-pur#-ra-an-ni-a-szi-im# | which the šapirnu sent to us |
| 8 | i-nu-u2-ma zi-it-ta-am i-zu-u2-zu | When a claim arises, |
| 9 | ki-ma isz-te-en 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ i3-li2-a-a-am-szi | like one female slave, Ili-ayamši |
| 10 | _1/2(disz) sar e2 2(u) 4(disz) gin2 e2 szub#-ba#_ | 1/2 sar, the house, 24 shekels, the abandoned house |
| 11 | [a]-na# {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ a-hi-szu-nu | to Sîn-išmeanni, their brother |
| 12 | [i]-zu#-zu-szu-um | Izuzushum |
| 13 | [pu]-u2-ta-am el-le-tam | pure reed |
| 14 | [sza zi]-it-ti | of the share |
| 15 | [id/ni]-di#-isz#-szu-nu-szi-im | gave to them |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _[sze]_-um u3 _ku3-babbar_ | the barley and silver |
| 2 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi | there is none. |
| 3 | sza sza-pi2-ir-ni | of šāpirnu, |
| 4 | i-qa2-ab-bu-u2 | they say |
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