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CT 43, 033 (P313323)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313323 |
| Museum no. | BM 085236 |
| 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 ka#-lu-mu-um qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Kalumum |
| 2 | um-ma [da]-mi-iq-_{d}marduk_-ma | Thus says Damiq-Marduk: |
| 3 | a-na BI-ti [x x] x na x x | to that ... |
| 4 | wa-asz-ba-ti [x x x x x] x u2-ul u2-ri-id | the captives ... he did not bring |
| 5 | u3 a-na [x x x x x] x x | and to ...... |
| 6 | _e2_ {_lu2_} DIN [x x x x] x | the man’s house |
| 7 | _a-sza3_-li i-na la#-[x] x x x it-tal-la-ku | the field in ... went |
| 8 | _a-sza3_-li WA BU UD# x ta-li-IG | field ... ... |
| 9 | u3 ni-szu ta-ta-na-at,-al-ma | and you keep watch over him, and |
| 10 | ma-ti-i-ma u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am | You did not write to me until now. |
| 11 | _esz2-gar3 3(disz) gud-apin 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sze gur_ | ešgar3 3 plow oxen, 1060 gur of barley |
| 12 | 3(disz) _gur apin_ ma-ah-ri-szu i-za-az-zu-ma | 3 gur of plow before him they shall stand, and |
| 13 | ma-ti-i-ma 1(gesz'u) _sze gur_ u2-ul tu-ma-al-li# | At any time, you shall not pay 100 kor of barley. |
| 14 | u3 ki-ma 1(disz) _gud-apin_ sza _e2-gal_ a ab ba x [...] | and like one plow-ox of the palace ... ... |
| 15 | ma-ti-i-ma sze-a-am u2-ul ta-im-du-ud# | Until when will you not measure out the barley? |
| 16 | x _iku a-sza3_-am _sze-gesz-i3_ i-ri-isz-ma | x iku of field, sesame he cultivated, and |
| 17 | 7(asz) _gur sze-gesz-i3_ u2-sza-li-a-am | 7 gur of sesame he made abundant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sze-gesz-i3_ ki-ma a-da-ri-im ar-ra-ku | sesame like a threshing floor I shall grind. |
| 2 | u3 ma-di-isz dam-qu2 | and very good, |
| 3 | szi-it-ti# [x x] x x x x x-ma | that ... and |
| 4 | sza-lu-[...] | Šalu- |
| 5 | szum x [...] | Šum |
| 6 | a x [...] | ... ... |
| 7 | a-nu-[um-ma x x x x] | Now ...... |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | x [...] | |
| 10 | 9(gesz) 5(u) 3(asz) [x _sze-gur_ ...] x | 93 ... gur of barley ... |
| 11 | szi-iq me-sze-qi2# x [x x x x] x | a šīqu-vessel of emmer ... |
| 12 | a-na _gesz asz2 e2_ a-na [x x x]-ra-ma | to the house, to ... and |
| 13 | a-na _{d}suen_-na-ap-[...] | to Sîn-nāp- |
| 14 | _dirig_ sza sze-im sza x [x x x] x ra ki im id x | ... of barley ... ... |
| 15 | szu-up-ra-nim u3 i-na _e gu2 i7 zimbir{ki}_ | and in the bank of the Tigris of Sippar |
| 16 | sza szar-rum _sahar-hi-a_ ra-bu-ti isz-pu-ku | which the king of the great earth had heaped up |
| 17 | pi2-ta-am ip-te-ma | opened a secret, and |
| 18 | u3 a-na pi2-ti-im-ma a-na ze2-ke-ri-im | and to the opening, to the sealing, |
| 19 | u2-ul i-li-ik | he did not go |
| 20 | na-ga-al-lu ma-la ip-te-tu-u2 | (Sum) The nagallu priestess, as many as he opened (Akk) As many nagallu priestesses opened |
| 21 | a-na mi-nim szu-u2 ip-te | “Why did he open his mouth to this matter? |
| 22 | u3 na-ga-al-lu a-na mi-nim a-na _a-sza3_-ia | and the nagallu-tax what to my field |
| 23 | 5(disz) x is-ni-qu2-nim at-ta a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ | 5 ... have fallen, you to Babylon |
| 24 | ta-al-li-ka-ma u2-ul ta-aq-bi-a | You came, but you did not tell me. |
| 25 | u3 a-na a-wa-tim an-ni-tim | and to this matter |
| 26 | a-ma-ga-ar-ku-nu-ti | I will send to you. |
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