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CT 29, pl. 02, BM 028473 (P365937)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Kisurra · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 02, BM 028473 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365937 |
| Museum no. | BM 028473 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab) |
| Coordinates | 31.8383, 45.4810 |
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 li-pi2-it#-esz18-dar | to Lipit-Ištar |
| 2 | u3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | and Lu-Baba |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma a-hu-um#-ma | Thus Aḫum: |
| 5 | {disz}hu#-nu#-bu#-um# | Hunubum |
| 6 | _lu2# hun#-ga2#_ x x x _lu2 ab-ba_ | the hireling ... the elder |
| 7 | i-na x a# x | in ... |
| 8 | i-ba-asz-szi | there is |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 1(disz) ku-bu#-[...] | and 1 Kubu- |
| 2 | sza szu#-{d}[...] | of Šu- |
| 3 | i-ti {disz}ka-ab#-[...] | with Kab- |
| 4 | i-na sza-ku-ru-x [...] | In the ... |
| 5 | szu-pu-ur-ma | send, and |
| 6 | ki-la-li-in | Kilalin |
| 7 | szu-ri-a-szu | his limbs |
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