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CT 29, pl. 15, BM 080802 (P365950)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 15, BM 080802 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365950 |
| Museum no. | BM 080802 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 be2-su2-u2 qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Bēsû: |
| 2 | um-ma {d}tiszpak-na-s,i-ir-ma | thus Tišpak-nāṣir: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 4 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 5 | i-nu-ma at-ta-al-kam | When I went |
| 6 | u2-ul aq-bi-a-ki-im | I did not tell you. |
| 7 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma ru-ut-ta-am | Thus (says) I: “Fear |
| 8 | ri-szi-ma ka-qa-ad-ki | “Rīšim and your land |
| 9 | [lu]-u2 ka-bi-it | be it a sealed document |
| 10 | i-na-an-na {disz}sze-le-bu | Now Šelebu |
| 11 | iq-bi-a-am-ma | spoke to me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-di-isz hi-du-su2 ti-i-di | “Too much, his joy, too much! |
| 2 | a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-la-kam | for 1 month I will go. |
| 3 | ru-ut-ta a-na pa-ni-ki# | “You are supreme in your presence, |
| 4 | u2-ul ta-ar-de#-e#-ma# | you shall not draw up, and |
| 5 | u2-ul a-ha-ti it-ti-ki# | I am not angry with you. |
| 6 | u3 a-na s,u2-ba-ti _e2_ ha#-mu#-ti | and for the storage of the house of Hamūtu |
| 7 | a-wi-il-tu-um | Awīltum |
| 8 | u2-ul ki-a-sza i-in-ki | he did not trust in her. |
| 9 | li-ib-ba-asz-szi-i | may it be with her. |
| 10 | mi-im-ma sza x x x x x | all that [......] |
| 11 | u2-ul ku-ub#-[x x] | I did not ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz 3(disz) ku6_ u2-sza-bi-[lam] | 1 1/2 sila3 of sesame oil and 3 fish he sent. |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ szu-bi-lim-ma a-na s,i2-bu-ti-ki# | Send me the silver so that I may send it to you. |
| 3 | lu-sza-bi-la-ki | I will send to you. |
Sources & licences
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