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CT 44, 59 (P345564)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 44, 59 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345564 |
| Museum no. | BM 080603 |
| 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 ta-ia-ra-at | to Tayarāt |
| 2 | u3 sza-at-{d}da-gan | and Šāt-Dagan |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma ha-ab-lum-ma | Hablum speaks thus: |
| 5 | _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ki#-[na-ti] | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 6 | mi-id-di asz-szum a-wa-tim | “What about the word(s) |
| 7 | sza ta-asz-me-a um-ma mi-ID?-[x-x-x-x] | As to what you said: "... |
| 8 | ni-di a-hi-im ta-ra-sze20-ma | “Let us go to the side of the river for you, so that |
| 9 | _a-sza3 szuku_-si sza _ab{ki}_-im | the field of the šukussu of Abum |
| 10 | u2-ul tu-ka-ma-sa | you will not release her. |
| 11 | a-na sze-im ku-um-mu-si-im | to the barley of Kummusim |
| 12 | ni-di a-hi#-im# la ta-ra#-asz-szi-a | Do not abandon the neighboring people! |
| 13 | [x] DI? a DI? [x] _ku3-babbar_ [x x] | ... silver ... |
| 14 | i-na ma-[x ...] | in ... |
| 15 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la a-na# [...] | not to ... |
| 2 | _iti-1(disz)-kam_ la [x-x-x-x] | 1st month, not ... |
| 3 | sze-um szu-u2 ki-ma 1(disz) _sila3_ sze-im | that barley as 1 qû of barley |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | lu sza-pi2-ik | may it be smashed. |
| 6 | al-ka i-na-an-na | Come, now |
| 7 | a-ha-at a-ha-tam i-na pu-uz2-ri a-wa#-ti# | “At the command of the word |
| 8 | um-ma at-ti-na-ma at-ti ta-asz-ta#-pa#-ri# | Thus you, you wrote me: |
| 9 | at-ti te-el-te-qe2-e | You have taken |
| 10 | pi2-qa2-at asz-szum sze-im u2-pa-ra [x x x] | He is responsible for harvesting the barley ... |
| 11 | sze-a-am li-qe2-szu-ma | take the barley and |
| 12 | i-na na-asz-pa-ki-im szu-up-ka | Send me your message in the našpākim! |
| 13 | a-di a-la-ka-am i-na zu-mu-ur | Until I go, in the morning, |
| 14 | s,a-bi-ia u2-ul uk-ku-sza-a-ku | my troops I shall not be able to carry. |
| 15 | a-na _{d}suen#_-a-bu-szu | to Sîn-abūšu |
| 16 | qi2#-bi2-ma um-ma ha-ab-lum-ma | speak! Thus Hablum: |
| 17 | u2-ul ti-de-e ki#-ma# a-na | You did not know that to |
| left | ||
| 1 | pi2#-ha-at sze-im a-sza-lu-ka | I will give you barley rations. |
| 2 | a-na sze-rum-i3-li2 qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Šerum-ilī, |
| 3 | di-ni u2 di-in-ka _{d}utu_ li-di-in | May Šamaš give me a verdict. |
| 4 | i-na [x]-pa-ar-da-ah | in ...pardah |
| 5 | ta-at-ta-di-an-ni | you have given me, |
| 6 | a-na _a-sza3_-lim ma-ka-rim5 | to the field he shall measure out. |
| 7 | la te-gi-i | do not turn back! |
Sources & licences
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