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CT 43, 061 (P313351)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 061 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313351 |
| Museum no. | BM 013268 |
| 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 be-li2 u3 be-el-ti u2-ba-al-[la-t,u2] | to my father, whom my lord and my lady shall redeem |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | [um]-ma la-ma-sa3-ni ka-ri-ib-ta-ka-ma | Thus Lamasani, your friend: |
| 4 | be-li2 u3 be-el-ti da-ri-isz _u4_-mi a-bi ka-ta | my lord and my lady forever, the days of my father, yours |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | may they live. |
| 6 | [ba]-la-t,a-am t,u2-ub li-ib-bi-im | well-being, happiness of heart |
| 7 | la-ma-as-si2 qa2-be2-e u3 ma-ga-ri-im | (Sum) I want to utter a lamassu prayer and a magari prayer (Akk) To utter an arazu prayer and an agarim prayer |
| 8 | i-na _e2-gal_ su-mu-la-_dingir_ | in the palace of Sumula-ili |
| 9 | be-li2 u3 be-el-ti a-na da-ri-a-tim | My lord and my lady, forever |
| 10 | a-na a-bi-ia ka-ta li-isz-ru-ku | May they grant you to my father. |
| 11 | ik-ri-ib ak-ta-na-ar-ra-bu | I have prayed to you, |
| 12 | ma-har be-li2-ia u3 be-el-ti-ia | before my lord and my lady |
| 13 | a-na a-bi-ia ka-ta li-ib-ba-szu-u2 | To my father, may his heart be glad. |
| 14 | [x x] x x x x an nu x x x | ...... Anu |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x x x x] x x x [...] | |
| 2' | {disz}sza-al-lu-rum _dumu_ {d}na-bi-[um-na-s,i-ir] | Šallurum, son of Nabium-nāṣir |
| 3' | a-na-<ku> _sze_-am u3 _ku3-babbar_ e-li-szu i-[szu] | the barley and silver against him he shall weigh out. |
| 4' | _sze-gesz-i3_-szu a-na ma-as,-s,a-ar-[ti] x | his sesame for the guard |
| 5' | ip-ta-qi2-id | he appointed. |
| 6' | sza-ap-ti mu-ba-li2-it-_{d}marduk ir3_-ka | The lips of Uballit-Marduk, your supplication |
| 7' | a-bi la ta-szi-me-e-ma | Do not listen to my father, |
| 8' | _dub_-pi2 a-bi-ia u3 _na-asz-bar_ | tablet of my father and the decision |
| 9' | a-na sza-al-lu-rum _dumu_ {d}na-bi-um-na-s,i-ir | to Šallum son of Nabium-nāṣir |
| 10' | li-il-li-ik-ma | may he go, and |
| 11' | _sze-gesz-i3_-ia li-te-er-ru-nim | may my sesame return to me. |
| 12' | [a-na] sza asz-pu-ra-am | to what I wrote |
| 13' | [a]-bi la usz-ta-a-am | his father did not abandon |
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