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CT 43, 034 (P313324)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313324 |
| Museum no. | BM 082103 |
| 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 be-li2-ia qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my lord! |
| 2 | um-ma e-li-e-re-sa _dumu-mi2_ nu-ur2-_{d}iszkur geme2_-ka-ma | thus Eliresa, daughter of Nur-Adad, your slave woman: |
| 3 | a-na _{d}suen_-i-din-nam _dumu dingir_-szu-ba-ni | to Sîn-iddinam son of Ilu-šubani |
| 4 | asz-szum _dumu_ a-li-ia _zimbir#{ki}_ szu-u2 | Concerning the son of Aliya, he is from Sippar. |
| 5 | i x [x] x x x NI#-szu | ... his ... |
| 6 | a-na pa-ni-szu x x x x | in his presence |
| 7 | u3 s,u2-ba-ti ad-di-szum-ma | and ṣibatu I gave him, and |
| 8 | isz-tu s,u2-ba-ti _itu 3(disz)-kam_ | from the 3rd day of the month |
| 9 | it-ta-ab-szu | he has seized |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ma-ti-im il-qi2-ma | he took to the land and |
| 2 | i-na szi-im s,u2-ba-tim | from the price of the ṣubatum |
| 3 | _1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3-babbar_ ik-ta-la | 1/2 shekel 20 grains of silver he weighed out. |
| 4 | a-na si-ti _ku3-babbar_ al-li-ik-szum-ma | for the full price of silver I went to him and |
| 5 | ki-ma la a-ma-at _{d}utu_ a-na-ku | I, like one who does not fear Šamaš, |
| 6 | le-em-ni-isz i-du-ka-an-ni | he killed me with evil intent. |
| 7 | sza i-na ma-tim la i-ba-szu-u2 | that in the land there is none, |
| 8 | i-pu-sza-an-ni | he built for me |
| 9 | i-na sza-ni-im _u4_-mi-im al-li-ik-szum-ma | in another day I went to him and |
| 10 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 11 | a-na mi-nim ki-a-am te-pu-sza-an-ni | Why did you do this? |
| 12 | um-ma szu-ma e-zu-ub la ka-ti | Thus (says) Šūma: “It is not yours. |
| 13 | ur-hu-ud 5(disz) _lukur {d}utu-mesz_ i-na _e2-babbar_-ri | 5 nadītu of Šamaš in the Ebabbar |
| 14 | a-du-uk ma-an-nu-um mi-ni il-qi2 | Now, why did he take it? |
| 15 | be-li2 da-ia-na-ti it-ti _{d}suen_-i-din-nam | my lord of justice with Sîn-iddinam |
| 16 | di-ni di-in | Judge my case. |
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