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CT 43, 083 (P313373)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 083 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313373 |
| Museum no. | BM 013322 |
| 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 a-ki-ia | to me |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _{d}suen_-i-qi2-sza-am-ma | thus Sîn-iqišam: |
| 4 | t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia asz-szum pa-ni _u8-udu-hi-a_ | my tablet of my lord concerning the face of the sheep |
| 5 | sza te-IB?-u2 s,a-ba-ti | who is seized by a ghost |
| 6 | u3 ka-ni-ka-at _u8-udu-hi-a_ sza a-na _zi-ga_ | and the guarantee of sheep, which to cut off |
| 7 | tu-sze-s,u2-u2 | you will bring in. |
| 8 | le-qe2-em-ma | take, and |
| 9 | i-na _iti ziz2-a u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | in the month of Šabaṭu, the 25th day |
| 10 | a-na _e2_ a-ki-tim sa-na-qi2-im | to the house of Akītum was taken. |
| 11 | it-ta-asz-pa-ra-ak-kum | has sent to you, |
| 12 | ki-ma i-na t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia | according to the tablet of my lord |
| 13 | isz-sza-ap-ra-ak#-kum# | has written to you |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pa-ni _u8-udu-hi-a_ s,a-ab-ta | the face of the sheep seized |
| 2 | u3 ka-ni-ka-at _u8-udu-hi-a_ | and the guarantee of sheep |
| 3 | sza a-na _zi-ga_ tu-sze-s,u2-u2 | which you brought out for burning, |
| 4 | li-qi2-a-ma# | may he give, and |
| 5 | a-na a-da-an isz#-sza#-ap#-ra#-ak#-kum# | to give, he sent to you. |
| 6 | a-na _e2_ a-ki#-tim# si-in-qa2 | to the house of Akītum, good |
| 7 | _udu-nita2_ ma-t,u2 a-na pa-ni la i-pa-ar-<ri>-ik | a sick ram shall not be returned to his presence. |
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