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CT 43, 081 (P313371)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 081 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313371 |
| Museum no. | BM 015313 |
| 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 be-el-szu-nu [x-x-x] | to their owner ... |
| 2 | u3 i3-li2-a-szi-ri | and Ilī-aširi, |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma _{d}suen-dingir_-ma | thus Sîn-ilum: |
| 5 | _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ku-nu-ti | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 6 | asz-szum t,e4-e-em _nig2-gir8-ra_ | Concerning the report of the šēpi guard |
| 7 | sza al-li-ka-ku-nu-szi-im | that I sent to you |
| 8 | ki-a-am ta-aq-be2-ni-im | thus you said to me |
| 9 | um-ma at-tu-u2-nu-ma | Thus you: |
| 10 | isz-tu i-na-an-na _u4 5(disz)-kam_ | from now on the 5th day |
| 11 | a-di ta-al-la-ku u2 ta-tu-ra | until you go and return, |
| 12 | a-da-na szu#-uk-na-ni-im-ma | Give me a firm positive answer! |
| 13 | t,e-em-ni i ni-is,-ba-at | We will take the report. |
| 14 | i-na#-[an]-na# s,i#-bu#-[ut]-ku#-nu e-te-pu-usz | Now, I have done your work. |
| 15 | u3 a-da-an asz-ku-na-ku#-[nu-szi-im] | and I will give it to you. |
| 16 | up-te-eq-qa2 | he has taken |
| 17 | u3 a-na e-s,e-di pa-nu-u2-a | and my face towards the harvest |
| 18 | sza-ak-nu-u2 | are placed. |
| 19 | 5(asz) _gur nig2-gir8-ra_ ma-la i-na bi#-ti#-ku-nu | 5 gur of scepter, as much as in your house |
| 20 | i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | there is |
| 21 | szu-bi-la-nim | send to me! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-na s,e-ri-ia | and to my country |
| 2 | al-ka-ni-im-ma | “Come, and |
| 3 | t,e-mi lu-di-ku-nu-szi | let me give you a report. |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma _{disz}ur-{d}nanna_ | Now, Ur-Nanna |
| 5 | a-na s,e-ri-ku-nu | to you |
| 6 | at,-t,a-ar-da-asz-szu | I sent to him. |
| 7 | 3(disz) _erim_ hi-t,a-ni-szu-um-ma | 3 men for his sins |
| 8 | li#-[x-x-x-x] li#-ib-la# | May he ..., may he bring |
| 9 | szum-ma i-na ki-tim# | If in the earth |
| 10 | a-hu-u2-a at-tu-nu | You are my brothers. |
| 11 | [x x x] u2-ul ar-szi | ... I shall not go |
| 12 | 7(disz) szi-in mu-[x]-ar | 7 si-ins ... |
| 13 | szu-bi-la-ni-im | send to me! |
| 14 | u3 _in-nu-da_ hu-mu-usz | and a bed I made. |
| 15 | ku-ri id-na-ni-szu | he gave it to him. |
| 16 | u2 asz-szu t,e-mi-im | and because of the report |
| 17 | sza aq-bu-ku-nu-szi-im | that I said to you |
| 18 | um-ma a-na-ku-u2-m | thus I: |
| 19 | u2-lu at-tu-nu-u2 | or you, |
| 20 | a-na s,e-ri-ia al-ka-ni | Come to my side! |
| 21 | u2-lu szum-ma la ki-am | or if not |
| 22 | _nig2-KU?-ra_ gi-nu szu-u2 | ... is a regular offering. |
| 23 | li-li-ka-am | may he come. |
| 24 | an-ni-it-ku-nu-u2 | This is yours. |
| left side | ||
| 1 | la an-ni-it-ku-nu-[x x] | I did not ... you ... |
| 2 | szu-up-ra-<<an>>-ni-im-ma | send to me, and |
| 3 | _ID? nig2-KU?-ra_ sza-bu-li | the river Nig-KU-ra |
| 4 | ra-at,-bu-um li-li-ka-am | May the great gods come to you. |
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