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CT 43, 039 (P313329)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313329 |
| Museum no. | BM 016970 |
| 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 a-ha-ti-ia | to my brother |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma e-t,i-rum-ma | Thus (says) Eṭirum: |
| 4 | ki-ma ti-de-e i-na di-il-hi-im | like a tīdê-demon in a storm, |
| 5 | [al]-li-kam | I came. |
| 6 | asz-szum _sag-ir3_ sza u2-na-i-du-ki | Concerning the saŋīr-offering that he gave you |
| 7 | _sag-ir3_ szu-a-ti mi-in-di i-bi-i | that saŋīr, I saw |
| 8 | i-il-la-kam-ma | will come, and |
| 9 | ba-lu i-sza-la-an-ni | “If he screams at me, |
| 10 | u2-sze-es,-s,u2-szu | they shall remove him. |
| 11 | _sag-ir3_ szu-a-ti ap-pa-tim | that saŋīr of the netherworld |
| 12 | szu-uk-ni-szu | he established for him. |
| 13 | u3 ka-an-nam sza _urudu_ | and the ka-an-nam of copper |
| 14 | sza e-zi-ba-ak-ki | of Ezibakku |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-uk-ni-szu | he established for him. |
| 2 | a-na be-le-tum _{lu2}din-na_ | to Bēletum the prefect |
| 3 | {disz}i-bi-i szi-si-i-ma | “Ibbî is a šišī |
| 4 | ki-a-am qi2-bi-i um-ma at-ti-ma | Thus (says) the following: |
| 5 | _sag-ir3_ pa-aq-da-ak-ki | the saŋīr-priest who is appointed to you |
| 6 | a-di e-t,i-rum i-il-la-kam | as long as he lives he shall come. |
| 7 | _sag-ir3_ ba-ba-am la us,-s,i | a saŋīr-priestess without a husband |
| 8 | hi-ta-ia-a-ti-szu-ma | his sins and |
| 9 | la i-ha-asz | he shall not litigate. |
| 10 | asz-szum 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza i-na bi-ti | Concerning the 2 1/2 shekels of silver that in the house |
| 11 | _{disz}{d}utu_-na-s,i-ir | Shamash-nāṣir |
| 12 | {tug2}s,u2-ba-az-zu qa2-at-na | a ṣibazu-garment in his hand |
| 13 | id-di-nam-ma | he gave, and |
| 14 | a-na be-le-tum e-te-zi-ib | to Bēletum he has left |
| 15 | _dam-gar3_-su2 li-pu-szu-ma | his merchant do, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | {tug2}s,u2-ba-tam szu#-a-ti | that cloak |
| 2 | a-na i-bi-i gu-um-mu-ri | to the front of the throne |
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