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CT 43, 115 (P313405)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 115 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313405 |
| Museum no. | BM 016667 |
| 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 | [a-na ...] qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to ... |
| 2 | [um-ma ...]-x-ma | Thus ... and |
| 3 | [... sa3]-ap#-hu-um-li-ip-hu-ur | ... Sapḫum-liphur |
| 4 | [...] sza _lukur# {d}utu-mesz_ | ... of the nadītu of the gods |
| 5 | [...] _u8-udu-hi-a_-ki# _sipa_-ki il-qu2-u2-ma | ... your sheep and your shepherd took, and |
| 6 | [x x x ...]-x-da-ab-ba#-ba | ... seized |
| 7 | ki#-a-am asz-pu-ra#-ak#-ki#-im# um-ma a#-na#-ku-ma | Thus I wrote to you: "I am |
| 8 | [wa]-ar#-ka#-at a-wi-le-e szu-nu-ti | they are the descendants of that man. |
| 9 | [_di-ku5-mesz_ i]-na# _e2 {d}utu_ li-ip-ru-su-ma | judges in the temple of Šamaš may they appoint him, and |
| 10 | [szum-ma wa-ar]-du# sza _lukur# {d}utu-mesz_ | If the later one of the nadītu of the gods |
| 11 | [a-na be-le-ti-szu-nu] li-in-na-ad-nu | they should give to their lady. |
| 12 | [...] x x x x-ma? | ... and(?) |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x-x | |
| 2' | ma-am#-ma#-an# [sza a]-na# _di#-ku5#-mesz#_ [... u2]-ul# i-ba-asz-szi | Whoever to the judges ... there is none. |
| 3' | i-na a-wa-a-tim sza di-nim tu-ta-na-ak-ka-asz-szi | On the order of a lawsuit you will keep her alive. |
| 4' | szu-um ha-ba-li-im pa-ga-ar-ki ta-sza-ak-ka-ni | “Ḫabalûm, you have set your face towards me! |
| 5' | mi-im-ma a-wa-a-tim sza uk-ku-szi-im la ta-s,a-ab-ba-ti | You shall not seize any of the words of the envoy. |
| 6' | ki-ma asz-pu-ra-ak-ki-im wa-ar-ka-at a-wi-le-e szu-nu-ti | As I wrote to you, after those men |
| 7' | _di-ku5-mesz_ i-na _e2 {d}utu_ li-ip-ru-su-ma | judges in the temple of Šamaš may they appoint him, and |
| 8' | szum#-ma a-wi-lu-u2 szu-nu wa-ar-du sza _lukur {d}utu-mesz_ | If they are men, after the nadītu of Šamaš |
| 9' | [a]-na# be-le-ti-szu-nu li-tu-ru | they may return to their ladyship. |
Sources & licences
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