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CT 43, 053 (P313343)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313343 |
| Museum no. | BM 017526 |
| 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 be-el-ti-ia | To my lady |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma isz8-tar2-mu-ul-li-ti-szi-ma | Thus Ištar-mullītiši: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | May Šamaš and Marduk forever be my friends. |
| 5 | be-el-ti li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | My lady, may they live! |
| 6 | isz-tu _u4_-mi-im sza be-li2 t,a3-bi-isz ib-ba-szu-u2 | from the day that my lord bestowed good fortune |
| 7 | u3 a-na-<ku> t,a3-bi-isz ab-ba-szu-u2 a-na _tukul_-ti-ki a-tu-ra-am | And as for me, his fathers, I turned to your support. |
| 8 | u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ri-im-ma wa-ar-ka-at | You did not send me, but later |
| 9 | mi-[tu]-ti-ia u3 ba-al-t,u2-ti-ia | my death and my life |
| 10 | u2-ul ta-ap-ru-si2 u3 isz-tu _u4_-mi-im szu-<a>-ti | you did not send, and from that day |
| 11 | s,e-eh-he-ra-tu-ki ka-ia-ni-isz it-ta-na-la-ka-nim-ma | (Sum) Your sheepfold is constantly filled with joy (Akk) Your flocks constantly fill with joy |
| 12 | ma-am-ma-an sza szu-lum-ki ub-ba-lam-ma | Whoever brings your well-being, |
| 13 | u3 a-na-ku mu-ru-us, li-ib-bi-ia | And I, the one who soothes my heart, |
| 14 | a-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-ki-im u2-ul i-[szu] | I will send to you, but he has none. |
| 15 | isz-tu sza-ad-da-aq-dam | from Šaddaqdam |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | x x PI u2-ul i-na-ad-di-nu | they will not give. |
| 2 | [x x] x ri-tam u3 za KI am sza i-ti-IG-szu | ... and ... of his ... |
| 3 | [x x x] x AD _{disz}geme2_-isz8-tar2 szu-bi-lim | ... the father of the slave-girl of Ištar, may it be well |
| 4 | [x x x] tu-sza-ba-lim | ... you have made abundant |
| 5 | a-na pi2-ki la-bi-ri-im a-na _geme2_ | according to the original, to the slave woman |
| 6 | sza ZA-i-du-um {disz}ba-ni-tum szum-sza li-di-nu | that Za-idum and Banitum her name may they give. |
| 7 | a-sza-ra-nu-um li-ib-lu-nim | may the Ašarānum bring forth. |
| 8 | isz-tu pa-<na>-nu-um u3 wa-ar-ka-nu | From the front and the rear |
| 9 | ki-ma sza be-li2 ba-al-t,u2 a-na be-el-ti-ia-ma | Just as my lord is well, so be it for my lady! |
| 10 | ta-ak-la-a-ku am-mi-nim be-el-ti | Why, my lady, do you tremble? |
| 11 | a-ah-sza i-li-ia id-di-ma | her brother, my god, gave, and |
| 12 | s,e-eh-he-re-[tum] sza i-[la]-ka-[nim] | the flocks that come |
| 13 | [...] x [...] | |
| 14 | x x [...] x x x | |
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