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CT 43, 085 (P313375)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 085 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313375 |
| Museum no. | BM 016530 |
| 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 szu-_{d}kab-ta_ | to Šū-Kabta |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _{d}suen_-i-qi2-sza-am ma-ru-ka-a-ma | thus Sîn-iqīšam, your servant: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 5 | da-ri-isz u4-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May they keep you alive forever! |
| 6 | asz-szum 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | Concerning 18 shekels of silver |
| 7 | sza _sag-geme2_ ma-ah-ri-ka e-zi-ba-kum | of the slave woman in your presence, I have left you. |
| 8 | a-nu-um-ma nu-ur2-_{d}nin-szubur_ | Now, Nur-Ninšubur |
| 9 | [at,]-t,ar-da-ak-kum | I have sent to you |
| 10 | [1(u) 8(disz)] _gin2# ku3-babbar_ wa-at-ra-am | 18 shekels of refined silver |
| 11 | [u3] 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ wa-at-ra-am | and 2 shekels of refined silver |
| 12 | [ku-nu]-uk-ma | sealed documents |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_ku3-babbar_-am ka-an]-kam szu-bi-lam | Send me the silver, the guarantee! |
| 2 | [asz-szum _ku3-babbar_ wa]-at#-ri-im | Concerning the watrim silver |
| 3 | [x-x-x-x]-_{d}kab-ta_ | ...-Kabta |
| 4 | [i-na _ka2]-dingir#-ra{ki}_ li-ik-szu-da-an-ni-ma | in Babylon may they bind me, and |
| 5 | _sze-gesz#-ir3_ ma-li ha-asz-hu | juniper, mali, hashhu, |
| 6 | lu-ud-di-isz-szu | let me give him. |
| 7 | u3 ka-ni-ik 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | and the guarantee of 2 shekels of silver |
| 8 | usz-ta-bi-la-kum | I have sent to you |
| 9 | ar-hi-isz t,u2-ur-dam | quickly return. |
Sources & licences
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