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CT 43, 079 (P313369)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 079 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313369 |
| Museum no. | BM 015868 |
| 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}suen_-u2-se2-li | to Sîn-ušallim |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _{d}suen_-da-mi-iq-ma | thus Sîn-dammiq: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}nin-si4-an-na_ | Šamaš and Ninsiana |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | isz-tu al-li-kam | After I came, |
| 7 | i-na _{iri}e2_-szu-_{d}suen-na{ki}_-ma | in Bēšu-Sîn-na |
| 8 | a-na-ku e-li a-a-i-im-ma | I, above no one |
| 9 | sze-a-am 1(u) _gur_ i-szu-u2 | barley, 10 kurru he has |
| 10 | i-na di-na-ti du-ub-bu-ba-a-ku | (Sum) I am the one who screams in tears (Akk) In my tears I am slackening |
| 11 | isz-tu i-na-an-na | from now |
| 12 | _u4 5(disz) kam {disz}{d}suen_-re-me-ni# | 5th day, eponymy of Sîn-remeni. |
| 13 | 1(u) _sze-gur_ ub-ba-la-ak-kum | 10 gur of barley I will bring to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi-im-ma la ta-na-zi-iq | [Do] not be negligent! |
| 2 | u3 a-na i3-li2-e-t,i3-ir | and Ilī-eṭir |
| 3 | la te-eg-gi | do not turn back! |
| 4 | pa-nu-szu la i-s,a-li-mu | his face cannot be seen |
| 5 | 2(disz) _sila3 kasz_ li-isz-ta-at-ti | 2 qû of beer may he libate. |
| 6 | u3 t,e4-e-em {disz}na-bi-_{d}utu_ | and the report of Nabi-šamaš |
| 7 | sza asz-szum 3(disz) _sag-ir3_ | that because of 3 sag-ir3 |
| 8 | i-di-in a-mu-ur-szu-ma | gave, I saw him, and |
| 9 | t,e4-em-szu ga-am-ra szu-up-ra | Send me his complete report! |
| 10 | szum-ma i-na ki-it-tim | If in the truth |
| 11 | a-hi at-ta ni-di a-hi la ta-ra-asz-szi | “You are the father-in-law, do not abandon your father! |
| 12 | ki-ma ta-ta-am-ru-u2-szu | like you have seen him |
| 13 | ki-a-am qi2-bi-szu um-ma at-ta-a-ma | Thus (says) his speaking: |
| 14 | _{disz}{d}suen_-da-mi-iq | Sîn-damiq |
| left side | ||
| 1 | a-na t,e4-mi-ka la-ma-di isz-pu-ra | He wrote to me to see your report. |
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