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CT 43, 071 (P313361)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 071 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313361 |
| Museum no. | BM 108444 |
| 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 {d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi | to Buneneabi |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma nam-ra-tum-ma | Namratum speaks thus: |
| 4 | _dub_-pi2 {disz}{d}na-bi-um-ma-lik | Tablet of Nabium-mālik. |
| 5 | sza 2(asz) _sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}marduk_ me-sze-qum | of 2 gur of barley, (measured) by the seah of Marduk, |
| 6 | a-na {d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi | to Buneneabi |
| 7 | i-di-in | gave. |
| 8 | a-na {disz}ma-ri-ia-tum | to Mariyatum |
| 9 | it-ta-al-kam | has gone, |
| 10 | e-si-ir-szu-ma | he imposed upon him, and |
| 11 | 2(asz) _sze gur_ li-qi2 | 2 kor of barley may he take. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szum-ma i-na _e2_ a-wi-lim | If in the house of a man |
| 2 | a-na _lu2 sze-gur10-ku5-[mesz]_ i-ri-szu-ka | to the man of the barley-heaps he shall take. |
| 3 | 1/2(disz) _ta-am3 kasz_ x x | 1/2 (volume-)shekel of beer ... |
| 4 | bi-i-il | |
| 5 | [ba]-lum sze-e-em 1(disz) _sila3# kasz_ | barley, 1 qû of beer |
| 6 | a-na ma-am-ma-an la ta-na-di-in | Do not give it to anyone! |
| 7 | pi2-ta2-at la-lu-um | Release of Lalûm. |
| 8 | i-s,a-ab-ba-at-ka-ma | will seize you, and |
| 9 | a-na ki-di-im tu-is,-s,i | you will harness (them) into a harness. |
| 10 | pa-ga-ar-ka u2-s,u2-ur | (Sum) The one who sees your face (Akk) I see your face |
| 11 | a-na ki-di-im la tu-is,-s,i | Do not go out to the open country! |
| 12 | a-na _e2_ la te-gi | to a house not returned |
| 13 | a-na _u4 5(disz) kam_ ma-ah-ri-ka a-na-ku | On the 5th day I will come before you. |
Sources & licences
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