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CT 43, 046 (P313336)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313336 |
| Museum no. | BM 015834 |
| 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 u2-i-a-u2 qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Uyāʾu: |
| 2 | um-ma i-din-_{d}na-na-a_-ma | Thus Iddin-Nanaya: |
| 3 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}nin-szubur_ ba-ni-i-ka | Šamaš and Ninshubur, your creator |
| 4 | asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-<isz> _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | As for me, forever may my days be long. |
| 5 | _dingir_ [na-s,i]-ir-ka a-na na-pi2-isz-ti-ka | O god, your guardian, for your life, |
| 6 | x x-gi asz-szu-mi-ia lu-u2 sza-al-ma-ta | May my ... be well. |
| 7 | [asz-szum] t,e4-mi sza {disz}s,il2-li2-_{d}inanna_ ta-asz-pu-ra-am | Concerning the news of Ṣillī-Ištar that you wrote me |
| 8 | [um-ma] at-ta-a-ma ki-ma sza a-na-ku al-li-kam | Thus you: I will come as I have. |
| 9 | hu-du-szu u3 sze-um sza i-ma-ha-ru3 ia-u2 | his wages and the barley that they will receive are mine. |
| 10 | ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you wrote me: "You |
| 11 | szum-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ a-na _ku3-babbar_ li-di-in | If for silver for silver may he give. |
| 12 | szum-ma la ki-a-am i-na _e2 i3-dub_ i-sza-pa-[ku] | If not, in the house of the tavern they shall write |
| 13 | i-na ku-nu-uk-ki a-wi-lim u3 i-na ku-nu-ki-i-[szu] | under the seal of the man and under his seal |
| 14 | li-ik-nu-uk sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | As to what you wrote me: |
| 15 | sze-a-am u2-ul [id]-di-nu-szum | they did not give him barley. |
| 16 | 1(gesz2) 2(asz) _sze gur_ id-di-nu-szum-ma | 62 gur of barley they gave him, and |
| 17 | i-na _bad3_-sza-_{d}suen_-ka-szi-id | in Dur-ša-Sîn-kās&dvid |
| 18 | u2-wa-[sze] | to Uwaše |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 ia-szi 3(asz) 4(ban2) sze-[a-am] | and for me 3 (gur) 4 ban2 barley |
| 2 | ip-ta-aq-da-an-ni sza a-di la a-ma-ha-ru3 | he has appointed me, who until I do not see |
| 3 | um-ma szu-u2-ma an-nu-u2 lu-u2 gi-mil-lum | Thus he: may this be a gift. |
| 4 | sza i-na qa2-ti a-wi-lim ta-ma-ha x x | which in the hand of a man you see |
| 5 | te-le-qu2-u2 har-ra-an il-li-kam | they will take the road. |
| 6 | u2-ul ku-szi-rum ma-di-isz szu-zu-uq | It is not a kuširum, it is very difficult. |
| 7 | 3(asz) 4(ban2) _sze gur_ i-na _{gesz}ban2_ ki-it-tim pa-aq-da-ku | 3 gur 4 ban2 of barley, (measured) by the fixed seah, I am entrusted. |
| 8 | 3(asz) 4(ban2) _gur_ sze-a-am i-di-isz-szum | 3 gur 4 ban2 barley he gave to him. |
| 9 | u3 asz-szum a-wa-tim sza i-din-isz8-tar2 | And concerning the words of Iddin-Ištar |
| 10 | iq-bu-kum um-ma at-ta-a-ma | said to you, thus: |
| 11 | u2-ul qi2-pa-ku a-na qi2-pi2-ka | I am not yours, I am yours. |
| 12 | {disz}s,il2-li2-_{d}inanna_ it-ta-al-kam szu-bi-lam | Ṣillī-Ištar came, send me! |
| 13 | a-sza-al-szu-u2-ma u2-ul usz-te-sze-ra-an-ni | I ask him, but he does not send me. |
| 14 | um-ma szu-u2-ma u2-ul i-di | Thus he: "I do not know." |
| 15 | a-nu-um-<ma> s,u2-ba-tam u3 2(disz) _bar-si-mesz_ | Herewith, a ṣibatu-garment and 2 ... |
| 16 | usz-ta-bi-lam i-na ma-asz-li-i | he sent to me. |
| 17 | u3 asz-szum t,e4-mi sza {disz}i-din-isz8-tar2 | And concerning the report of Iddin-Ištar |
| 18 | ta-asz-pu-ra-am a-wi-lum mi-nu | You wrote to me: "What is the man?" |
| 19 | pa-qa2-du i-na qa2-ti-szu u2-ul i-ba-[szi] | there is no reopening (of the case) in his hand. |
| 20 | [um]-ma szu-u2-ma a-na-ku 6(disz) _udu-nita2_ | thus he: I 6 rams |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(barig) _i3-gesz_ u3 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-ia2-ki-a-am lu-u2-ul-qi2-a-am-ma x | 1 barig of oil and 2 shekels of silver from Aya-kim I shall take, and |
| 2 | i ma ki il szum ma x x x x x x na ti a-ia-hu-uz | (Sum) ... I am afraid (Akk) I am terrified ... |
| 3 | x te ra x [...] x x x a-hi-ka e-li-ka x x x | ... your brother, above you ... |
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