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CT 43, 074 (P313364)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 074 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313364 |
| Museum no. | BM 016513 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 szu-{d}kab-ta | to Šū-Kabta |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma pi2-lah-_{d}inanna_ ma-ra-az-ka-ma | Thus Pilah-Ištar, your servant: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}inanna_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Išar keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum _sag-geme2_ sza _dumu-mesz_ nu-ra-tim | Concerning the slave woman of the nūrātum sons |
| 6 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | which you wrote me |
| 7 | {disz}nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta a-hu-ka | Nur-Kabta, your brother |
| 8 | i-ti _dumu-mesz_ isz-ta-ra-tim | with the sons of Ištar |
| 9 | t,e4-em-szi-na ga-am-ra-am | Their report is complete. |
| 10 | il-ta-qi2-ha-ku | they have taken. |
| 11 | a-na a-ma-tim szi-na-ti | to those words |
| 12 | u2-ul szu-hu-za-ku | I shall not be smitten. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dumu-mesz_ isz-ta-ra-tim | sons of Ištar |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ e-li-szu i-szu-u2-ma | the silver against him he shall have, and |
| 3 | ni-szi-szu e-sze-er it-ru | (Sum) His people were frightened, his people were terrified (Akk) He was terrified, he was terrified |
| 4 | u2-ul szu-hu-za-<<ha>>-ku | I shall not be smitten. |
| 5 | u3 sza-ni-tam asz-szum la-te-gi | Further, concerning the fact that I have not returned |
| 6 | t,e4-mi ga-am-ra-am | a full report |
| 7 | ta-ta-ma-ar | you will see. |
| 8 | ki-ma s,u2-ha-ru szu-u2 | like a ṣuḫaru, he |
| 9 | ma-ri-i | Marî |
| 10 | ta-ta-ma-ar | you will see. |
| 11 | szum-ma _e2-gal_-lum-ma | If the palace |
| 12 | la iq-bi s,u2-ha-ru szu-[u2] | He is a ṣuḫaru. |
| 13 | a-na wu-szu-ri-im mi-nu [x] | to the king, what ...? |
| left | ||
| 1 | s,u2-ha-ra sza-tu la tu-wa-sza-ra-asz-szu | Do not release this ṣuharu-demon! |
| 2 | i-na-an-na szi-ta-al-ma s,u2-ha-ra | Now, there is a ṣuḫara-demon. |
| 3 | sza-tu wu-sze-ra-asz-szu e-bu-ru | “That weeps for him, it is raining. |
Sources & licences
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