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CT 43, 089 (P313379)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 089 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313379 |
| Museum no. | BM 015336 |
| 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 _{d}suen_-be-el-i3-li2# | to Sîn-bēl-ilīk |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _{d}suen_-u2-se2-li-ma | thus Sîn-ušallim: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | ki-ma isz-tu ka-qa2-ad | like from the quay |
| 6 | e-bu-ri sze-e-am la i-szu | The harvest has no barley. |
| 7 | u3 _dingir_-szu-i-bi a-na 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | and Ilshu-ibi for 14 shekels of silver |
| 8 | du-bu-ba-an-ni | Ububanni, |
| 9 | u3 ni-pu-ti ni-pi-at | and the nīpûtu-demon, the demon, |
| 10 | u2-ul ti-de-e | you did not know. |
| 11 | u3 i-na a-hi-ti 1(asz) _gur_ sze-a-am | and by the side 1 kor of barley |
| 12 | la ar-szu-u2 | not to be forgotten |
| 13 | u3 sza [...] | and that |
| 14 | a-na _mu 2(disz)-kam#_ [x x] | for 2 years ... |
| 15 | u3 t,e-e-mi# | and my report |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-la-<ak>-ti u3 [x x] | and the alakku-service and ... |
| 2 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ sza i-szu-u2 | and the silver that he has |
| 3 | u2-ul ti-de-e | you did not know. |
| 4 | szum-ma i-na ki-it-tim | If in the truth |
| 5 | a-hi at-ta u3 ta-ma-ra-s,a | You are my brother, and you will make it great for me. |
| 6 | sze-a-am sza 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | barley of 2 shekels of silver |
| 7 | sza qa2-ti s,i-li2-_{d}utu_ | of the hand of Ṣillī-šamaš |
| 8 | a-na ma-li i-na-di-na-ku | they will give to me. |
| 9 | li-qi2-am-ma | may he take, and |
| 10 | it-ti sze-e-ka bi-la | Bring it with your barley! |
| 11 | u2-sa-ta-am an-ni-tam | This is a recitation. |
| 12 | e-li-ia ri-szi | “Up to me, the wild cow, |
| 13 | t,e-e-mi u3 a-la-ak-ti | news and travel |
| 14 | u3 mu-usz-ke-nu-ti | and the guarantor |
| 15 | u2-ul ti-de-e | you did not know. |
| left side | ||
| 1 | u3 lu2 we-da-ta pi2-di al-kam | and a man with a wet cloth comes in. |
Sources & licences
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