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CT 43, 068 (P313358)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313358 |
| Museum no. | BM 017564 |
| 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 ru-ut-[tum qi2-bi2-ma] | Say to the prince: |
| 2 | um-ma {d}na-bi-um-x [... x-ma] | Thus Nabium- |
| 3 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-[x ...] | May Šamaš and Marduk ... |
| 4 | pi2-qa2-at asz-szum a-wi-lum | responsibility for the man |
| 5 | i-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ wa-asz-bu | in Babylon were stationed |
| 6 | u3 a-na-ku it-ti a-wi-lim wa-asz-ba-a-[ku] | and I with a man I shall serve |
| 7 | ma-am-ma-an asz-szum _a-sza3_-im | nobody concerning the field |
| 8 | i-sza-ap-pa-ra-ki | will send to you. |
| 9 | ma-am-ma-an a-an-nam la ta-pa-li | No one should look! |
| 10 | u3 a-na ma-ar-ti-ki | and to your servant |
| 11 | {disz}me-er-si-ia | Mersiya |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 2 | ma-am-ma-an a-an-nam la i-[pa-al] | Who would have known? |
| 3 | asz-szum _a-sza3_-im la i-pa-al | because of the field he does not see |
| 4 | ki-ma _u4_-um-szum-ma | like a day |
| 5 | _gu2-un a-sza3_-ki u3 pi2-iq-da-ti-ki | the yield of your field and your share |
| 6 | e-li sza _u4_-um-szum-ma | above that of the day |
| 7 | li-ib-ba-ki u2-t,a-[ab] | your heart will be satisfied. |
| 1' | x x [...] | |
| 2' | szum-ma# [...] | If ... |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | li-ib-la-am | may he bring. |
| 2 | [x] x a-na _e2_ szu-bi-li-ma | ... to the house send me, and |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | isz-tu _e2_-tim | from the house |
| 2 | li-sza-bi-lu-nim | may they send to me. |
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