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CT 43, 100 (P313390)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 100 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313390 |
| Museum no. | BM 087256 |
| 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-bi-ia | to my father |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _ir3-{d}la-ah-mu_-ma | thus Ir-Laḫmu: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ da-ri-isz u4-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever. |
| 5 | a-bi ka-ta li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | (Sum) My father, may he live in your mouth (Akk) May my father be alive from your mouth |
| 6 | a-bi at-ta lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | You, my father, should be well, you should be healthy. |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,i#-ir# a-bi-ia ka-ta re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim | O god, guardian of my father, you are the foremost among the gods. May it be well with you! |
| 8 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | a-na szu-lum a-bi-ia asz-pu-ra-am | for the well-being of my father I wrote. |
| 10 | szu-lum a-bi-ia ka-ta ma-har _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ | The well-being of my father is yours before Šamaš and Marduk. |
| 11 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 12 | asz-szum sza a-bi isz-pu-ra-am | Concerning what my father wrote me |
| 13 | um-ma a-bi-ma | Thus Abī: |
| 14 | da-ba-ab _dumu-mesz_ pu-hu-um _sipa_ | speak! The sons of Puhum, the shepherd |
| 15 | ib-ba-szi-ma | he created, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-wi-lum ku-ub-bu-ru-um _di-ku5_ | If a man is a fugitive, a judge |
| 2 | sza _ku3-babbar_ in-na-ad-nu-szum | that silver he gave to him |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ szu-a-ti it-ta-di#-in# | that silver he has given. |
| 4 | ka-ni-ik _ku3-babbar_ sza ta-ad-di-nu-szu-nu-szi-im | the sealed document of silver that you gave to them |
| 5 | li-qi2-a-ma a-na ma-ah-ri-ia al-kam-ma | let him take, and come to me and |
| 6 | {lu2}mu-usz-ke-e-nam la i-s,a!(A)-ab-ba-tu | The muškēnu-official shall not seize it |
| 7 | sza a-bi isz-pu-ra-am | which my father wrote me |
| 8 | ki-ma a-bi isz-pu-ra-am | as my father wrote me, |
| 9 | 2(disz) ka-ni-ki szu-nu-ti | 2 kanīku-bowls, those |
| 10 | a-na ma-har a-bi-ia ka-ta | in the presence of my father, you |
| 11 | {disz}tak-la-ku-a-na-_{d}marduk ir3_-ka | Taklāku-ana-Marduk, your servant |
| 12 | usz-ta-bi-lam | he sent to me. |
| 13 | ki-ma ka-ni-ki szu-nu-ti | like a seal, those |
| 14 | a-bi i-ta-am-ru | (Sum) My father, when he sees me (Akk) His father saw me |
| 15 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ia li-te-er-ra-am | May he return to my presence. |
| 16 | pu-ul-lu-sa-ku-ma | I am frightened |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na ma-har a-bi-ia u2-ul al-li-kam a-bi at-ta | I will not go before my father. You, my father, |
| 2 | a-na a-wa-tim la ta-s,a-ab-ba-tam | Do not seize (them) for words! |
Sources & licences
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