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CT 43, 043 (P313333)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313333 |
| Museum no. | BM 108430 |
| 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-balassu |
| 2 | sza _{d}marduk_ u2-ba-al-[la-t,u2]-szu | of Marduk he made him live. |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma ha-li-ia-um-ma | Ḫaliyaum speaks thus: |
| 5 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 6 | _dub_-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri-im | this tablet in the morning |
| 7 | a-na za-mi-ri-i ki al-li-ik-ma | When I went to the zamirî, |
| 8 | i-na _kislah_ la-he-e-em | in the ditch of Laḫēm |
| 9 | 3(u) _sze-gur {gesz}asz2 {d}marduk_ me-sze-qum | 30 gur of barley (for) the Assyrian Marduk-mezzaqum |
| 10 | a-na in-bi-i3-li2-szu | to Inbi-ilišu |
| 11 | {disz}a-pil-er-s,e-tim | Apil-erṣetim, |
| 12 | u3 _dumu_-er-s,e-tim | and the son of Erṣetim |
| 13 | _sipa-mesz u8-udu-hi-a_ | shepherds of ewes |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-di-in | gave. |
| 2 | u3 ka-ni-ik-szu-nu | and their sealed documents |
| 3 | sza _sze-ba mu-bal_ | of the barley rations of the fugitive |
| 4 | szu-[uk]-ni-ik-szu-nu-ti | seal them. |
| 5 | ka-ni-ik-szu-nu at-ta na-an-szi | You are their seal. |
| 6 | at#-ta# ka#-ni-ik-ka | You are the seal-bearer |
| 7 | a-[na x] x-i-din-nam i-di-in | to ...-iddinam he gave |
| 8 | [x x x ia-an]-ti-in-e-[ra-ah] | ... Iantin-Erah |
| 9 | [x x x x x] x | |
| 10 | x x x x x x x | |
Sources & licences
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