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CT 29, pl. 12, BM 080484 (P365947)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 12, BM 080484 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365947 |
| Museum no. | BM 080484 |
| 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 i-ri-ib-{d}suen | to Irib-Sîn |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}utu-na-s,i-ir a-hu-ka-ma | Thus Šamaš-nāṣir, your brother: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 il-ka asz-szum-ia | Šamaš and your god concerning me |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u3-u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | asz-szum ka-la-ti-ni | because of our totality |
| 7 | szum-ma um-ma a-bu-[ni]-ma# | If the father says thus: |
| 8 | i-na bi-ti-ni li-szi-ib | in our house may he dwell. |
| 9 | i-qa2-bi-i-ma | he shall say, and |
| 10 | u2-sze-er-szi-i-ma | he made her enter, and |
| 11 | ma#-ah#-ri#-i-szu li-szi-ib | May he sit before him. |
| 12 | [x x x x (x) (x) (x)] x-ni-ti-ia | ...... my ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x | |
| 2' | x usz x x kum#-ma x x ka-ma | ... you ... |
| 3' | um-ma at-ta-a-ma | Thus you: |
| 4' | _ku3-babbar_ e-li-szu i-szu | the silver against him he shall pay. |
| 5' | asz-szum {disz}{d}utu-da-a-a-an | Concerning Šamaš-dayyan |
| 6' | sza _ku3-babbar_ e-li-szu i-szu-u2 | of silver against him he shall have |
| 7' | e-em ta-ma-a-ru-szu | whenever you see him |
| 8' | s,a-ba-as-su2 u3 szi-bi | his capture and death |
| 9' | szu-ku-un-szu | set him up. |
| 10' | a-ah-ka la ta-na-di | Do not forget your father! |
| 11' | sza t,u2-up-pa ub-la-ku | they will bring the tablet. |
| 12' | a-ma-at na-di-ti | the word of the naditu |
| 13' | isz-te-en pa-ar-szi-ga | the two of them |
| 14' | sza szu-ti-i | of that |
| 15' | u3 ku-nu-uk-ka | and your seal |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | sza uq-ni-i | which he smote |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-na ka-la-ti#-[ni] | for all of us |
| 2 | u2-sza-bi-la-asz-[szi-im] | he sent to her |
Sources & licences
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