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CT 44, 56 (P345561)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 44, 56 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345561 |
| Museum no. | BM 080527 |
| 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] ni-id-na-at-_{d}suen_ [qi2]-bi2#-ma | Speak to Nidnat-Sîn: |
| 2 | [um]-ma _{d}suen_-na-di-in-szu-mi-im-ma | thus Sîn-nādin-šumi: |
| 3 | _[{d}]utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Shamash and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4 | [i]-nu-ma a-na _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ ta-li-kam-ma | when you came to Babylon |
| 5 | ni#-in-nam-ru ap-ta-la-ah#-ka#-ma | We will shine, I will praise you, and |
| 6 | a-wa-tam qa2-ba-am u2-ul e-li-a | The word of the command is not overturned. |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-ul na-szi-a-ku-ma | I have no silver, and |
| 8 | u2-ku-ul-tam u2-ul a-sza-am | I do not have food. |
| 9 | i-na _uru{ki}_ a-wi-le-e | in the city of the man |
| 10 | ka-li-a-ku | Kali-aku |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szu-bi-lam-ma | send me 2 shekels of silver! |
| 2 | ka-li-kam lu-zi-ba-kum-ma | Let me stand at your side, and |
| 3 | i-na a-la-ki-ia s,i-bu-ti | On my exalted journey |
| 4 | lu-pu-usz-ma lu-di-na-kum | Let me do it and let me give it to you. |
| 5 | _igi {d}utu_ gi-mil-lam e-li-ia | before Šamaš, the gimillam priestess over me |
| 6 | ri#-szi _ku3-babbar_ u2-ul na-szi-a-ku-ma | I have no claim on the silver, and |
| 7 | [pa]-ni-ia u2-da-an-ni-in-ma | my mouth he gave me, and |
| 8 | [asz]-pu#-ra-ak-kum | I sent to you |
| 9 | [x]-ta bu-ba-an-ni | ... of Bubanni |
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