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CT 43, 117 (P313407)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 117 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313407 |
| Museum no. | BM 016945 |
| 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 ma-an-[x ...] | To ... ... |
| 2 | qi2-bi2#-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma NI?-[x ... x]-ma# | Thus ...: |
| 4 | asz-szum t,e4-mi-ki i-[x x x] | Concerning your report ... |
| 5 | a-na {iri}za-mi-ri-i{ki} a-[na] t,e4#-em a-wi-il-tim | to Zammirī for the report of the man |
| 6 | szu-uk-bu-tim al-li#-[x] | the šukbūtum-priests of Alli- |
| 7 | a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ a-al-la-ak | to Babylon I went. |
| 8 | u3 ab-ba-la-ka-tam | and Abbalatam |
| 9 | a-na _u4_-um ta-sza-ap-pa-ri-im | to the day you write |
| 10 | a-na a-wi-il-tim szu-up-ri-im-ma | Send to a man, so that |
| 11 | _ma2_ a-na ra-ka-ab s,u2-ha-ar-tim | a boat for the road of the ṣuhartum |
| 12 | li-is-ki-pa-am | may they cut off. |
| 13 | isz-tu-ma a-na szu-ba-al-ku-tim | when to Šubalkūtum |
| 14 | la ta-am-gu-ri | do not disregard! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e-bu-rum la i-ka-asz-sza-da-am | (Sum) The ebum priestess does not rejoice (Akk) The būmur priestesses do not rejoice |
| 2 | s,u2-ha-ar-tam ar-hi-isz | quickly ṣuḫartam |
| 3 | id-ni-im | gave. |
Sources & licences
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