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CT 44, 63 (P345568)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 44, 63 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345568 |
| Museum no. | BM 080197 |
| 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]-um | ... ...um |
| 2 | [... x]-na# _ku3-babbar_ | ... ... silver |
| 3 | sza qa2-ti#-[...] | of Qati- |
| 4 | i-na ZI?-li-[x ...] x | in ... |
| 5 | u3 s,i2-bu-tum li-[x x x x] | and ṣibtu may ...... |
| 6 | 2(u) 6(disz) ma-na _an-na_-ka {disz}na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu | 26 minas of your tin Naram-ilišu |
| 7 | u2-sza-bi-la-ku _ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir li-ba-szu t,a-ab | I sent. The silver has been received, its interest is good. |
| 8 | u3 a-na a-gi-ir-tim sza i-na pa-ni-szu isz-szi-a-am | and to the agīrītu-official who is in his presence |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ asz-ta-qa2-al pi2-qa2-at _ku3-babbar_ i-ri-szu-ka | I have weighed the silver, the amount of silver that is yours. |
| 10 | la ta-na-di-szu _ku3-babbar_-um u2-ul ki-ma KI-LAM szu | You shall not give him. The silver is not as much as its value. |
| 11 | a-na szi-mi-im um-ma-na-tum a-na e-bu-ri nu-ZU?-ka-ma | To determine the fates of the people, to establish the harvest, |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ [x]-GA?-al a-di s,e2-eh#-ru la na-am-ru | The silver is ... until the end of the year. |
| 13 | i-na u2-ba-ne# la# ta-la-pa-at u3 _sag-geme2_ | in the ubānu-vessel you will not cut off and the slave woman |
| 14 | i-nu-ma [x x x x] ma a-di la na-am-ra-at | When ..., "until there is none" — |
| 15 | u3 s,e2-eh-re#-et# i-na u2-ba-ne la ta-la-pa-at | and the flocks at the threshing floor you will not cut off. |
| 16 | a-na# s,e2-eh-ri-im na-am-ri-ma _ku3-babbar_-um | to the sheep herdsman, and the silver |
| 17 | [x x x x]-ta-a i-na 1(u) szi-mi-im | ...... according to the original |
| 18 | [...] x-szi#-mi-im _ku3-babbar_ | ... ... silver |
| 19 | [...-x-x-x]-ra-am | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x x]-szu-[x ...] | ... ... |
| 2 | ar-hi-isz lu-sza-bi-la-[am] | quickly let me send. |
| 3 | 2(disz) _sag-geme2_ sza 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-sza-am | 2 female slaves of 1/3 mina (and) 3 shekels of silver as a gift |
| 4 | asz-szum szi-ru-szi-na ma-t,u2-u2 szu-ma-_dingir_ | Because their inscriptions are invalid, Šuma-ilum |
| 5 | u2-ul el-qi2-szi-na-ti pa-ni-szi-na u2-na-wi-ir-ma | I did not take them, he turned their faces away and |
| 6 | a-na-di-szi-na-ti a-na _ku3-babbar_ ma-t,i3-im | I gave to them for silver. |
| 7 | i-in-ka la ta-na-szi-ma ha-t,i3-a-am | Do not look at your eye, it is a fraud! |
| 8 | la ta-sza-am a-di _sag-ir3_ u3 _sag-geme2_ | You shall not raise a claim until the slave and slave woman |
| 9 | la na-am-ru i-na u2-ba-ni la ta-la-pa-at | You will not see (them) at the threshing floor, |
| 10 | a-na na-bi-i3-li2-szu qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Nabi-ilišu: |
| 11 | um-ma u-bar-_{d}utu_-ma _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | Thus Ubar-Šamaš, may Šadân keep you alive! |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_-um a-na# [szi-mi]-im u2-ul ki-ma | the silver according to the price is not like |
| 13 | e-zi-ib#-[tim i]-ta#-an-di | the ezibtu-offering he has given |
| 14 | _{d}utu-masz_ [x x x-u2]-ul ma-ru-ka | Šamaš, ... is not yours |
| 15 | ni-ni [x x x x x] tap-pe2-e | We ...... the companions |
| 16 | a-na [x x x x x x]-li#-sza-ki-AL? | to ...-lišakial? |
| 17 | [x x x x x] szi#-mi-im sza ti ma-li | ...... the fate of the land of Mali |
| 18 | [...] a li ma-ti-ma | ... at any time |
| 19 | [...] | |
| left side | ||
| 1 | [x x] BI? _ku3-babbar_ i-ta-an-di | ... silver he shall pay. |
| 2 | [x] sza#-al#-ma-ku u3 bi-it#-ka | ... I am well, and your house |
| 3 | [x x x x]-ka sza-al-ma-at | your ... is well. |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ sza qa2-ti-ka ar-hi-isz# [x-x-x] | The silver in your hand quickly ... |
| 5 | a-s,e2-er sza qa2-ti-ia i-re-di [x-x-x] | The aṣītu of my hand ... |
| 6 | BU?-tim lu-usz-qu2-ul#-ma [x-x-x] li [x-x-x] | Let me ... and ... |
| 7 | [...] | |
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