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CT 43, 111 (P313401)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 111 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313401 |
| Museum no. | BM 013149 |
| 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' | [...] x ku?-bu-nu-[...] | ... Kubunu(?) |
| 2' | i-na ma-ah-ri-im 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-bi#-[...] | In the past 1 shekel of silver ... |
| 3' | um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-na mu-hi-sza i-ba-al?-[lu-ut,] | Thus I: she will live on her account. |
| 4' | li-re-di s,u2-ba-tam li-il-ta-ba-asz-ma | May he go down, may he bind him with a garment. |
| 5' | a-na ia-a-szi-im szi-'i-it!-sa3 li-sza-bi-lam | to me, her šiʾitsa may send |
| 6' | at-ti a-na pi2-i ta-am-la-ak ni-szi te-te-ep-szi | You go to the mouth, you make people do it. |
| 7' | ma-ha? i-na-an-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ninda_ sza ta-asz-pu-ri-im | Now, 1 1/2 ninda of which you wrote me |
| 8' | a-sza-ri-isz-ma wa-sza-ba-am tu-ut-t,i-bi-ma | I asked him, and he said: “You have made me a slave, so that |
| 9' | a-na ia-a-szi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ninda_ sza sza-ka-nim im? | for me, 1 1/2 ninda of szakanum-flour |
| 10' | a#-li na-ma-na-ag?-bi?-id?-a-[x x x] | Where should I ...? |
| 11' | be-el-ti ia-a-ti an-ni-ki-a-am-ma | My lady, this is me. |
| 12' | usz#-te-szi-bi-an-ni ne?-zu?-ad?-gisz?-x-ia | he made me submit to Nezu-adgiš-ia |
| 13' | [...] pa-ra-am x x x | ... a lament ... |
| 14' | [...] x x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] ri? bi-ti-ki x x x x | ... your house(?) |
| 2' | x ia-a-ti ma-s,a-ar bi-ti-ki | [... m]e, guard of your house, |
| 3' | sa-ha-ri ma x x x am u2-ul ta-ag?-x-ri | (Sum) The sahar priestess ... (Akk) You do not ... |
| 4' | wa-ar-ki-ta-am x x a-na ia-a-szi <<a-na>> | After that to me |
| 5' | a-na mi-ni-ia sza# u2-sza-bi-la-ki-im-ma | What is it that I sent to you? |
| 6' | ma!-s,a!-ra-am sza-ni-a-am-ma ta-as,-s,a-ab-ti | a second guard you will keep. |
| 7' | bi-it-ki a-na-ku a-hu!-ki u3 ma-ra-at-ki | I am your spouse, your brother, and your daughter. |
| 8' | i-na li-ib-bi ki-i ne-em?-szi-ma | in the heart like a lion |
| 9' | 1(u) ku-ru-ma-ta#-am a-na ia-a-szi ta-sza-ka-an | You place 10 kurumātu-vessels for me. |
| 10' | szum-ma ku-ru-ma-ta-am ta!-sza-ka-nim | If you place a krumātu-vessel |
| 11' | [...] i-nu-ma an-ni-ki-a-am asz-ba-at-i | ... When I sat down here |
| 12' | x x x x sza s,u2-ba-ti-ki u3 pa-ar-<szi>-gi-[ki] | ... of your garments and your robes |
| 13' | [...] mi-ma | ... anything |
| 14' | [...] x | |
| left | ||
| 1 | x i-na-sza-ar {disz}a-bu-x-[...] | he shall pay. Abu- |
| 2 | x ki? i-na-sza-ar a-na-ku | he will pay back. I |
| 3 | 2(disz) ku? ku? 1(u)? x# [...] | 2 ... ... 10(?) ... |
Sources & licences
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