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CT 29, pl. 31-32, BM 080354 (P365964)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 31-32, BM 080354 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365964 |
| Museum no. | BM 080354 |
| 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 a-bi-ia qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my father: |
| 2 | um-ma sza-bu-lum-ma | Thus Šabūlum: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 4 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 5 | bi-tu3-uq-tum a-di szi-ni-szu | “Bīt-uqtûtu-disease, together with its twins, |
| 6 | a-na _a-sza3_-im i-ba-ti-iq-ma | to the field he shall take, and |
| 7 | {disz}hu-za-lum u2-ri-iq-ma | Ḫuzālum passed by, and |
| 8 | a-di i-na-an-ni u2-ul i-pu-la-an-ni-a-ti | Until now they have not delivered me. |
| 9 | t,e4-em-ni u2-ul ni-isz-pu-ra-kum | We did not send you our report. |
| 10 | a-la-ak-tum a-na s,e-er um-ma-na-tim | “Alaštum to the foot of the mountains’ |
| 11 | i-la-ak-ma um-ma u-bar-{d}suen# | went, thus Ubar-Sîn |
| 12 | u3 {d}suen-ra-bi a-ba-ra-kum# | and Sîn-rabi, your servant |
| 13 | sza a-wi-li-ia _dumu_ a-hu-ni | of Awīliya son of Aḫuni |
| 14 | a-na si-li-lum szu-up-ra-ma | write to Sililum, and |
| 15 | _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ li-di-im-ma | 10 shekels of silver he shall measure out, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-wi-<li>-ia li-ib-lu | to my man may they carry. |
| 2 | _1(u) gur sze-gesz-i3_ i-na qa2-at | 10 gur of sesame by the hand |
| 3 | {disz}{d}suen-ra-bi a-ba-ra-ki | Sîn-rabi of Abarak |
| 4 | sza a-wi-li-ia _dumu_ a-hu-ni | of Awīliya son of Aḫuni |
| 5 | ma-ah-ra-nu szum-ma u-bar-{d}suen | received. If Ubar-Sîn |
| 6 | it-ta-al-ka-kum | has come to you |
| 7 | a-na u-bar-{d}suen i-di-in | to Ubar-Sin he gave. |
| 8 | szum-ma u-bar-{d}suen | If Ubar-Sîn |
| 9 | la it-ta-<al>-ka-kum a-na sza tup-pa-tim | He shall not come to you for the writing of tablets. |
| 10 | an-ni-a-ti ub-ba-la-kum | I will bring these to you. |
| 11 | _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ar-pa-am dam-qa2-am | 10 shekels of silver is a good quality ṣarpam-gift |
| 12 | i-na ku-nu-ki-ka ku-nu-uk-ma | Seal it with your seals and |
| 13 | a-na a-wi-li-ia szu-bi-il | Speak to my man! |
| 14 | _sze-gesz-i3_ ma-ah-ra-nu | the sesame received |
| 15 | isz-tu i-na-an-na _u4 5(disz)-kam_ | from now on the 5th day |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | ma-ah-ri-ka | before you |
| 2 | ni-nu-u2 | |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | ki-ma tup-pi2 te-esz-te-mu-u2 | You hear (it) like a tablet. |
| 2 | _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ar-hi-isz i-di-in | 10 shekels of silver monthly he gave. |
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