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CT 29, pl. 18, BM 080797 (P365953)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 18, BM 080797 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365953 |
| Museum no. | BM 080797 |
| 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 ni-szi-i-ni-szu | to his people |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ta-ra-am-sag-il2-ma | Thus Taram-sagil: |
| 4 | a-na be-el-ti-e-szi-isz-ti _sze_-a-am u2-ul ad-di-in | to Bēlet-ešišti the barley I did not give. |
| 5 | a-nu-um-ma {disz}be-la-nu-um | Now Belanum |
| 6 | _dumu_ na-ab-{d}utu i-ta-al-ka-ki | son of Nabû-šamaš has come to you |
| 7 | lu _sze_-a-am lu _ku3-babbar_ | either barley or silver |
| 8 | mu-uh-ri-szu-ma | received from him, and |
| 9 | a-na-ku an-na-nu-um | I, Annium, |
| 10 | _sze_-a-am lu-di-szum | I shall give him barley. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _{gesz}ma2_ ta-t,a-ra-di-ma | you will sail the boat, and |
| 2 | _{gesz}ma2_ i-s,a-ba-tu | a boat they shall seize |
| 3 | u3 i-di-sza ta-ma-da-di | and her income you will measure out. |
| 4 | s,i2-ib-tum ma-ad | the debts incurred |
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