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CT 29, pl. 13, BM 080685 (P365948)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 13, BM 080685 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365948 |
| Museum no. | BM 080685 |
| 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] an-um-pi4-{d}utu | To Anum-pî-šamaš |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam# | Thus Sîn-aham-iddinam |
| 4 | sza asz-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-ak-ku-u2 | that I constantly send to you |
| 5 | la ta-na-az-zi-iq | Do not be negligent! |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ i-ba-asz-szi-ma asz-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-ak-ku | there is silver, and I constantly send to you. |
| 7 | sza _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ba-lu-ha | of 10 shekels of silver ... |
| 8 | _3(disz) gu2_ KU-lu-ga _1(asz) gur_ ku-uk-ri | 3 talents of kuga, 1 kor of kukru |
| 9 | qa-du-um sza lugal-{d}suen | together with that of Lugal-Suen |
| 10 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) su-um-la-le-e | 1 barig 3 ban2: Sumlalû |
| 11 | sza _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ bu-ra-szu# | of 5 shekels of silver, its interest |
| 12 | sza _3(disz) gin2 i3_ a-si | of 3 shekels of myrtle oil |
| 13 | sza _1(u) gin2 i3 szu-ur2-man_ | of 10 shekels of fine oil |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | tu-um-ma-da-am | you will measure out. |
| 2 | su-hu-ur-ma li-qi2 | Restore and take (it)! |
| 3 | u2-ul ti-di ki-ma a-na dam-qi2-ma _ku3-babbar_ | You did not know that for good fortune the silver |
| 4 | u3 _i3_-ba-am la tu-ma-har | and oil you shall not receive. |
| 5 | _{gesz}ban2 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ dam-qa-am sza-ma-am | a bow of 2 shekels of good silver according to the price |
| 6 | u3 _i3-gesz ur-szum-ma {gesz}ban2-ta_ | and sesame oil, and from the ban2 vessel |
| 7 | sza _5(disz) gin2_ sza-ma-am | of 5 shekels each |
| 8 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) ku-uk-ri sza _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 barig 2 ban2 of kukru of 5 shekels of silver |
| 9 | i-ti lugal-{d}suen mu-hu-ur | from Lugal-Suen received |
| 10 | lu-u2-lu ka-lu-sza na-ad-na-at | All her possessions are given. |
| 11 | bu-ra-sza sza te-zi-ba | her limbs that you left |
| 12 | a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ at-ta-di-in | for 1 shekel of silver I gave. |
| 13 | a-na e-ze-zi-ia | to my sheepfold |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ a-sza-am u3 da-qa-[ti] | the silver of the field and the surplus |
| 15 | ka#-lu-sza na-ad-na-at# | her whole body is given. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ki# ta-at-ta-al-ku-u2 da-qa-tum# | When you are to go out, you are frightened |
| 2 | [it]-ta#-s,i2-i s,i2-bi-it t,e4-mi-im | he has gone out, the eye of the news |
| 3 | ri#-sza-ma al-ka _i3 szu-ur2-man_ la ta#?-[ma-asz-szi?] | Come, and you will not mix šurman oil |
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