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CT 43, 108 (P313398)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 108 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313398 |
| Museum no. | BM 017575 |
| 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 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 2 | lu sza-al-ma-ta | may it be well. |
| 3 | ki-ma ti-du-u2 sza-ad-da-aq-dam | like a tidû-demon is to be smashed, |
| 4 | it-ti-ka ka-la-ma tu-uz-za-an-ni | [With] you, all the time, you provide for me. |
| 5 | u3 sza-at-ta-am a-di i-na-an-na | and the year until now |
| 6 | mi-im-ma u2-ul tu-sza-bi-lam | you did not send anything. |
| 7 | pu-du-um sza a-pil-i3-li2-szu sza _dub-ba_ | Pudûm of Apil-ilišu, of the tablet |
| 8 | i-na mu-uh2-hi-ia isz-ta-ak-nu | they have placed on my account. |
| 9 | _sum{sar} sum el-lum{sar}_ | a pure sum |
| 10 | si-ir-bi-it-ta-am _ku6_ | sirbittam fish |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 su-ka-an-ni-ni _muszen_ | and Sukannini, the bird |
| 2 | szu-bi-lam-ma | send me, and |
| 3 | sza ze-nu-u2 lu-sa-al-li-im | (Sum) I want to pacify the angry one(?) (Akk) Let me calm that angry one |
| 4 | a-na pu-di-ia hi-sze-eh-ta-am | (Sum) I am the one who has sinned against me (Akk) On my account, my sins |
| 5 | s,i2-im-da-am-ma szu-bi-lam | send me a message!” |
| 6 | sza-at-ta-am du-um-mu-qu2-um | the šattām of the Dummuqu |
| 7 | i-na li-ib-bi-ka li-ib-szi | In your heart, may she rejoice. |
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