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CT 43, 042 (P313332)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313332 |
| Museum no. | BM 108425 |
| 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 it-ti-_{d}utu_-ba-la-su | to Itti-Šamaš-balāssu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-li-ia-um-ma | Ḫaliyaum speaks thus: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | i-na qa2-be-e a-wi-lim asz-pu-ra-kum | I have written to you at the command of a man. |
| 6 | 5(gesz2) 3(u) _gur {gesz}ba-ri2-ga_ 1(disz) | 390 gur of bariga wood, 1 |
| 7 | {disz}i3-li2-u3_{d}utu_ ba-bi-lam | Ilī-šamaš, the guarantor |
| 8 | i-na _sza3 sze gu2-un_ | from the barley of the talents |
| 9 | {disz}szu-mi-er-s,e-tim | Šumi-erṣetim |
| 10 | x x bi-szu | ...; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x x] la i-[ra-asz-szi] | ... does not love her |
| 2 | [x] x ba-tam li-ih-hu-ul | ... may he rejoice |
| 3 | na#-hi-il-ta-szu | his reed bundle |
| 4 | [x]-ri-tum-ma ku ra x ad | ... ... |
| 5 | [la] ta-qa2-ab-bi | you shall not say |
| 6 | a#-[na] tap-pu-ti-ka | to your companions |
| 7 | a-la-ki-im | to go |
| 8 | {disz}{d}na-bi-um-ma-lik | Nabium-malik |
| 9 | lu-ut,-ru-da-kum | let me return to you. |
| 10 | _szuku_ u3 ma-asz-ti-[tum] x ma it ti sza bu x [x] | prebend and debt ... |
| 11 | x [...] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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