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CT 43, 040 (P313330)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313330 |
| Museum no. | BM 104260 |
| 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 _dingir_-szu-x [...] | to his god ... |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma gi-mil-{d}[x ... x-ma] | Thus Gimil- |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ da-ri-[isz _u4_-mi x] | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | li-ba-a-al-t,u-[ka] | may they keep you alive! |
| 6 | ma-ti-ma a-na mi-im-ma u2-ul asz-pur#-ak-kum | I have never written to you about anything. |
| 7 | 1(u) _ab2-gud-hi-a_ t,u2-ru-ud | 10 fat-tailed sheep |
| 8 | i-na s,u2-pu-ur-{d}za-ba4-ba4{ki} | in Ṣubur-Zababa |
| 9 | i-na qe2-ru-ub-ti-ka | in your midst |
| 10 | _u4 2(disz)-kam_ li-di-szu | 2nd day, may they give him. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-di-szu-nu | with them |
| 2 | szu-up-ra-am-ma | send me, and |
| 3 | s,i-bu-ut-ka lu-pu-sza-kum | Let me perform your rites. |
Sources & licences
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