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CT 43, 101 (P313391)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 101 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313391 |
| Museum no. | BM 016497 |
| 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 ka-ar _zimbir{ki}_ | to the gate of Sippar |
| 2 | u3 _ugula lu2-{gisz}ma2_ | and foreman of the boatmen |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma _dumu-mesz_-ma u3 [x x x x x x] | saying: "The sons and ...... |
| 5 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 6 | {disz}a-li2-_kaskal_-ti i-na u2-um ta-al-<li>-kam | Ali-šadûti on the second day |
| 7 | i-na s,u2-ba-tim sza-ra-qi2-im | in the ṣubatum-vessel |
| 8 | bu-ur {disz}ma-an-nu-um-ki-_{d}utu_ | son of Mannum-kī-Šamaš |
| 9 | qa2-ta-ti-szu il-qi2 | he took his hands. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum qa2-ta-ti-szu | because of his hands |
| 2 | il-qu2-u2 i-ta-al-kam | they took, he has come. |
| 3 | i-zi-iz-ma wa-ar-<ka>-ta | stood, and afterwards |
| 4 | pu-ru-us2 | |
| 5 | 1(disz) _lu2 TUR+DISZ_ szu-nu-ma_-dingir_ | 1 boy, Šunuma-ilum |
| 6 | u2-ul i-ba-szi | there is none. |
| 7 | 2(disz) _TUR+DISZ_ ta-ri-bu-um | 2 boys, Tarībum, |
| 8 | _dumu_ i-din-_{d}nin-szubur_ | son of Iddin-Ninšubur |
| 9 | 1(disz) {lu2}a-si-rum _dumu_ a-ha-am-ar-szi | 1 Asirum, son of Aham-arši |
| 10 | 1(disz) i-bi-_{d}nin-szubur_ | Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 11 | _dumu {d}utu_-ha-zi-ir | son of Šamaš-hazir |
| top | ||
| 1 | u2-ul i-ba-szi | there is none. |
| 2 | t,up-pi2 an-ni-a-am | This tablet |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-na a-ma-ri _lu2-mesz_ a-la-kam | at the time of the men I went |
| 2 | li-pu-szu-ni | they should do. |
Sources & licences
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