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CT 29, pl. 22, BM 040037 (P365956)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 22, BM 040037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365956 |
| Museum no. | BM 040037 |
| 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 {d}iszkur-szar-rum | To Adad-šarrum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ni-id-na-at-{d}suen-ma | Thus Nidnat-Sîn: |
| 4 | _lu2 kar-{d}utu{ki}-mesz_ ma-ah-ri-ia isz-ku-nu | the men of Kar-Šamaš who had come before me |
| 5 | um-ma szu-nu-u2-ma | thus they: |
| 6 | {disz}{d}iszkur-szar-rum _dumu_ lu-usz-ta-bil2-dingir | Adad-šarrum, son of Lushtabil-ili |
| 7 | a-na kar-{d}utu{ki} il-li-kam-ma | to Kar-Šamaš came, and |
| 8 | _4(disz) erin2 aga-us2-mesz_ | 4 soldiers, soldiers |
| 9 | it-ru-ma i-na {iri}kisz{ki} ip-ta-ad | he entered, and in Kiš he captured. |
| 10 | ki-a-am ma-ah-ri-ia isz-ku-nu | as before my time had established, |
| 11 | qi2-na-az at-ta# | You are the guarantor |
| 12 | a-na qa2-be2-e ma-an-ni-im | to say: “What |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _4(disz) erin2 aga-us2_ ta-pa-ad | 4 labor-troops, soldier(s) you will measure out; |
| 2 | asz-tap-ra-ak-kum | I sent to you. |
| 3 | tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am | This tablet |
| 4 | i-na a-ma-ri-im | at dawn |
| 5 | _4(disz) erin2 aga-us2_ sza ta-ak-lu | 4 labor-troops, combat soldiers, |
| 6 | wu-usz-sze-er | wuššer |
| 7 | u3 at-ta a-na ma-ah-ri-ia | And you, before me |
| 8 | a-la-kam ep-sza-am | “I will go, I will do.’ |
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