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CT 43, 105 (P313395)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 105 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313395 |
| Museum no. | BM 017494 |
| 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 | _{d}marduk_ ra-i-im-ka# | Marduk, your love |
| 2 | sza ib-nu-ka la-le-e li-[...] | May the one who created you ... . |
| 3 | u3 szi-bu-tim li-sze-eb-bi#-ka# | and the šibūtum-offerings may they make you rejoice. |
| 4 | asz-szu-mi-ia a-bi at-ta ma-har _{d}marduk_ | As for me, my father, you are before Marduk |
| 5 | bu-lu-ut, s,i-bu-tum-ma | “Blood of the ṣibtum-disease, |
| 6 | 5(disz) u4-mi asz-ba-ku | 5 days I sat down |
| 7 | {disz}{munus}szu-bu-ul-tum _geme2_-ka | Šubultum, your female slave |
| 8 | _{gi}pisan_ li-sza-ap-li-is-ka-ma | let a basket be placed for you, and |
| 9 | 1(disz) 3(bur2) _sze_ u2-szu-ur-szi | 1 3 bur2 of barley for Ušurši, |
| 10 | _{gi}pisan_ ku-nu-uk-ki-ka | your sealed basket |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku-nu-uk | sealed documents |
| 2 | u3 szi-pa-as-si2-ka i-di | and your work-assignment he will pay. |
| 3 | ar-hi-isz li-is-ni-qa2-am-ma | may he quickly pass by, and |
| 4 | _{disz}{d}suen_-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ ib-ni-_{d}suen_ | Sin-mušallim, son of Ibni-Sîn |
| 5 | um-ma szu-ma asz-szum _a-sza3_ a-na a-ki-ia-a | thus he: concerning the field to me |
| 6 | szu-pu-ur-ma szum-ma i-le-eq-qu2#-u2# | send, and if they take |
| 7 | ka-ni-ka-ti-ia lu-sza-bi-il-ma# | Let him carry off my seals and |
| 8 | s,i-bu-ti li-pu-sza-[...] | May my sins be ... |
| 9 | t,e4-em-ka szu-up-ra-am# | Send me your report! |
| 10 | ka-ni-ka-at _a-sza3_ li-sza-[...] | the guarantee of the field |
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