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CT 43, 036 (P313326)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313326 |
| Museum no. | BM 016952 |
| 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 szu-_kab-ta_ | to Šu-kabta |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {disz}e-ri-zum-ma-tum-ma | thus Erīzum-matum: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}inanna_ da-ri-SZU _u4_-mi li-[ba]-al-li-t,u2-ka a-wi-le-e | May Šamaš and Išar grant you a long life. |
| 5 | ta-as2-ki-pa-am-ma at-ta-a | you have cut off, and you |
| 6 | a-la-kam-ma le-ma-at | I will go and it will be evil. |
| 7 | a-wi-lu-u2 ka-ta-a-ma | “Woe, you are the one who is to say, |
| 8 | u2-qa-wu-ka _dub_-pi2 ki-ma | I presented to you a tablet like |
| 9 | te-esz-te-mu-u2 e-li-pa-am | They heard (it) and went up. |
| 10 | ag-ra-am-ma | of Agamma |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-la-kam ep-sza-am | “I will go, I will do.’ |
| 2 | asz-szum ZU-lu-a-at | Concerning the slaughtering of |
| 3 | a-ni-ka-a-am wa-sza-bu-um-ma | “As for you, the one who is there, |
| 4 | wa-asz-ba-at u3 ta-pu-ni | “It is there, and you have sworn it. |
| 5 | i-na-t,a3-lu-ka-a-ma | they will measure out for you, and |
| 6 | li-ba-szu-nu ka-ZI-i | their chests |
| 7 | i-na a-li{ki}-ka | in your city |
| 8 | ka-qa-ad ka-ri-im [x x] | the front of the quay ... |
| 9 | x [x li]-szu at-ta-a-ma | ... you yourselves |
| 10 | [x x] u3 a-ni-ka-a-am | ... and here |
| 11 | [wa-sza-bu-um]-ma wa-asz-ba-at | who dwells and dwells |
| 12 | [x x x x]-ta-tim | ...s |
| 13 | [x] x x x a-kam ep-sa-[am] | ... is done. |
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