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CT 43, 045 (P313335)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 045 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313335 |
| Museum no. | BM 017041 |
| 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 sza-pi2-[ri-ni qi2]-bi2-ma | Speak to our emissary: |
| 2 | um-ma ib-[ni]-_{d}marduk_ | Thus Ibni-Marduk |
| 3 | u3 _{d}nanna-ibila-ma-an-[sum_-ma] | and Nanna-ibila-mansum |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ asz-szu-mi-ni | Šamaš and Marduk because of me |
| 5 | sza-pi2-ir-ni li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | may my šāpirnu-demon live! |
| 6 | sza-pi2-ir-ni lu-u2 ba-li-it, | May our šapīru-demon live! |
| 7 | [lu]-u2 sza-lim lu-u2 da-ri | May it be well, may it be forever! |
| 8 | [_dingir_] na-s,ir sza-pi2-ri-ni s,i-bu-tam ia ir-szi | the god who guards our sanctuaries, the one who loves me, |
| 9 | i-nu-ma sza-pi2-ir-ni | when he sent |
| 10 | [a-na] _zimbir{ki}_ il-[li]-ku | to Sippar went |
| 11 | [a-na] sza-pi2-ri-ni ki-a-am ni-iq-bi | We said thus to our emissaries: |
| 12 | [um]-ma ni-nu-ma | thus we: |
| 13 | [sza-pi2]-ir-ni a-na _{d}marduk_-na-s,ir | his messenger to Marduk-naṣir |
| 14 | [x] x x li-si-ha-ni-a-ti | ... let them divide ... |
| 15 | [x x x] sza-pi2-ir-ni | ... šapirnu |
| 16 | [x x x] x x i-si-ha-ni-a-[ti] | ...... the Isihaneans |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x] x na-ti _ku3-babbar_ ni-ta-pa-al | ... we have received the silver. |
| 2 | [{disz}i-pi2-iq]-isz8-tar2 ap-pu-na-ma | Ipiq-Ištar I sent, and |
| 3 | [u2-da-ab]-ba-ba-ni-a-ti | they shall seize them |
| 4 | [ni-pa]-tu-ni na-pi2-a | we smote |
| 5 | [i-na-an]-na <<a-na>> ta-ri-bu-um _ra2-gab_ | Now, to Tarībum the courier |
| 6 | [sza] _{d#}nanna-ma-an-sum_ il-li-ka-ak-kum | of Nanna-mansum came to you |
| 7 | [sza]-pi2-ir-ni i-si-ih-tam | a šapīru-vessel of irises |
| 8 | i-sza-ri-isz li-pu-ul-szu-ma | May they continually perform it for him, and |
| 9 | li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma | may he write to me, and |
| 10 | ni-pa-ti-ni li-wa-asz-sze-[ru] | let them tear out our doors. |
| 11 | la u2-ba-za-hu-ni-a-ti | they shall not remove them. |
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