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CT 43, 052 (P313342)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313342 |
| Museum no. | BM 104251 |
| 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 a-bi-ia sza _{d}marduk_ u2-ba-al-li-t,u2-szu | to my father, whom Marduk restored, |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma isz8-tar2-isz-me-szu-ma | Thus (says) Ištar-išamēshu: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ da-ri-isz u4-mi-im | Šamaš and Marduk forever. |
| 5 | a-bi li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | their fathers may they live. |
| 6 | _dingir_ lu _{d}za-ba4-ba4_ sza-ar i-na-an-na | the god or the goddess Zababa, the king, now |
| 7 | ka-qa2-ad-ka li-ka-bi-it | May your throne be firm. |
| 8 | a-wa-ti ma-la a-bi u2-pa2-aq-qi2-du | the words as many as my father has entrusted |
| 9 | a-[na] szar-ri-im u2-sza-an-ni | to the king he appointed me. |
| 10 | i-na-[am] ma-di-isz im-hu-ra | he quickly received. |
| 11 | u3 x x _e2-gal_ gi-mil-_{d}marduk_ | and the palace of Gimil-Marduk |
| 12 | _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu szu-ra-am | son of Apil-ilīšu, received |
| 13 | i-na _ka2 i7_ a-ra-ah-tum | at the gate of the Araḫtum canal |
| 14 | x x in-na-am-ma | ..., and |
| 15 | a-na s,e-ri-ka ub-ba-lam | I will bring it to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum ra-bi-a-an u3 szi-bu-ut | Concerning the chief and the witnesses, |
| 2 | _dumu-mesz_ AZ/UG-ni-i{ki} | sons of AZ-UG-ni |
| 3 | sza a-na be-li2-ia ta-asz-pu-ra | which you wrote to my lord |
| 4 | gi-sa-al-lu sza mu-tim | reed basket of the year |
| 5 | i-na mu-uh-hi-ia ha-ri-IZ | on my behalf, Hari-IZ |
| 6 | um-ma be-li2-ma _ku3-babbar_-am | Thus my lord: silver |
| 7 | ta-am-hu-ur-ma ra-bi-a-an | you will hear, and the chief |
| 8 | u3 szi-bu-ut _uru_ tu-ta-asz-sze-er | and the habitations of the city you have brought to an end. |
| 9 | ma-di-isz li-ib-ba-ti-ia ma-li | (Sum) My heart is very glad, my heart is glad. (Akk) I am very glad of my heart. |
| 10 | um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma | thus I: |
| 11 | 4(disz) an-nu-ti-in | 4 (mana wool for) Annunitin |
| 12 | mu-WI-ir-ri id-di-nam | he gave to me. |
| 13 | um-ma be-li2-ma ur-ra-am | Thus says my lord: In the future |
| 14 | ura-bi-a-an u3 szi-bu-ut _uru{ki}_ | Urbian and the inhabitants of the city |
| 15 | u2-ul tu-ba-lam-ma | you will not bring, and |
| 16 | u2-ul u2-ba-al-la-at,-ka | he will not release you. |
| 17 | szu-um-ka da-mi-iq | Your name is good. |
| 18 | i-na ka-at-tim hi-t,a-am | On account of the guilt |
| 19 | la-a-ra-asz-szi | I will give to you. |
| 20 | at-ta u3 _lu2 egir_ szu-ta-ti-a-ma | You and the man after me |
| 21 | mu-szi-ta x li asz-ba-tu-ni-szu-nu-ti-ma | I sat down with them for a night |
| 22 | i x [x] tim la us,-s,u2-u2 SZI [x] | ... they did not go out ... |
Sources & licences
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