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CT 43, 037 (P313327)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313327 |
| Museum no. | BM 113242 + BM 113243 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
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 gi-mil-ia qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my sister: |
| 2 | um-ma e-tel-KA-_{d}marduk_-ma | thus Etel-pî-Marduk: |
| 3 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-li-t,u2-ka | Šamaš and Marduk, my lords, forever may they keep you alive! |
| 4 | _gud-hi-a_ u3 s,u2-ha-ru-u2 sza-al-mu | oxen and sheep and goats are well. |
| 5 | asz-szum me-e sza _i7_ im-[hu-ur]-da-an mu-u2 szu-nu | Concerning the water of the river he received, they are dead. |
| 6 | ma-di-isz pu-usz-szu-qu2 u3 [im-ti]-du-u2 | They are very merciful, they are very attentive. |
| 7 | ma-du-tum-ma a-hu-um a-[ha-am] ki-ma _gi_ i-ka-pa-ar | If a man, another man, like a reed is torn out, |
| 8 | asz-szum _gud-hi-a_ sza ma-ah-ri-[ka] mi-di ki-a-am ta-qa2-ab-bi | Concerning the oxen that you have brought before you, you say thus: |
| 9 | um-ma at-ta-ma a-wi-lu-u2 sza wa-asz-bu | Thus (says) yo[u], the man who dwells |
| 10 | s,i-[bu]-tam i-ka-sza-du u3 _gud-hi-a_ i-pa-qi2-du | he will achieve victory, and oxen he shall entrust. |
| 11 | [x] x x x x x asz-pu-ra-kum | ...... I wrote to you |
| 12 | [x x x x x x x x] x x x x [x] x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x x x [...] | |
| 2' | _lu2-mesz_ [...] x x x x x | The men ... ... |
| 3' | asz-szum {disz} x [... x-al]-di-im | Concerning ... x-aldim |
| 4' | szi-ni-szu asz-tap-ra-[kum u2]-ul ta-t,a-[ra]-da-szu-ma | I wrote to you, but you did not write to him and |
| 5' | s,i-bu-tam sza a-na-t,a-lu u2-ul a-pa-x-ku-um-ma | (Sum) I did not ... the ṣibtu-demon that I saw (Akk) I do not .... |
| 6' | u2-ul i-pu-usz-ma ma-ah-ri-ka mi-nam i-pu-usz-ma | He did not do it, what did he do before you? |
| 7' | la i-la-kam i-na-an-na s,i-bu-tum sza ma-ah-ri-ka | No[w] the ṣibūtu of yours |
| 8' | ki-it-mu-ru-ma ik-ta-ma-ra | he smote, and he struck down. |
| 9' | al-da-am _nig2-szu {d}suen_-isz-me-a-ni tam-ta-ha-ar | “Allām, the property of Sîn-išmeanni, you have received. |
| 10' | ka-ni-kam _ab2-gud-hi-a_ sza _e2-gal_ il-te-qu2-ni-kum | The cattle of the palace have taken you. |
| 11' | _szuku ab2-gud-hi-a_ u3 _numun_ ha-za-nu-um{sar} | the prebend of the cows and the seed of the mayor |
| 12' | _nig2-szu {d}suen_-isz-me-a-ni tu-usz-ta-di-in | the property of Sîn-išmeanni you have given |
| 13' | isz-tu al-li-kam _erin2-mesz_ mi-s,a-am-ma | After I came, the troops were exhausted, and |
| 14' | t,e4-mi u2-ul ka-ia-na-kum | my report is not yours. |
| 15' | u3 at-ta ma-ma-an sza-pa-ru-um-ma | And yo[u] are a messenger |
| 16' | u2-ul ta-sza-pa-ra-am a-na sza-pa-ri-im | You will not send (them) to me. |
| 17' | _{lu2}hun-ga2-mesz_ ta-ga-ar | the hirelings shall return. |
| 18' | x [...] | |
| 19' | x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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