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CT 29, pl. 26, BM 080840 (P365960)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 26, BM 080840 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365960 |
| Museum no. | BM 080840 |
| 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 be-le-su2-nu | to Bēlessunu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma il-ta-ni-ma | Thus Iltani: |
| 4 | mi-nu-um sza li-ba-ki | What is it that your heart desires? |
| 5 | im-ra-s,u2-ma ki-a-am | they smote, and thus |
| 6 | ta-asz-pu-ri-im | you wrote me. |
| 7 | um-ma at-ti-ma | Thus you: |
| 8 | i-na _sze-gesz-i3_ szu-hu-t,a2-ku | with sesame roasted, |
| 9 | a-na-ku e-li-i-i | I went up |
| 10 | szu-ud-ki | release! |
| 11 | isz-tu-ma ki-a-am# | As soon as |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _a-sza3_-am sza e-pe2-tu-u2 | the field which he constructed |
| 2 | szu-up-ri-im-ma | send, and |
| 3 | ki-ra-am lu-usz-pu-uk | I want to put in place. |
| 4 | _u4_-hi-ni u2-ra-t,i-ib | the day he will return. |
| 5 | _4(asz) gur_ ib-ba-szu-u2 | 4 gur are its interest. |
| 6 | _sag-geme2_ u2-ha-li-iq | the slave woman destroyed |
| 7 | e-li-i {d}utu bi-il-ki | above Šamaš your shield |
| 8 | u2-sze-e-da | he shall bring |
Sources & licences
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