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CT 29, pl. 38, BM 080947 (P365969)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 38, BM 080947 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365969 |
| Museum no. | BM 080947 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) |
| Coordinates | 33.0991, 44.2991 |
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 i3-li2-ma-a-hi a-hi-ia | To Ilīma-ahi, my brother, |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}isztaran-szi-it-ma-ar-ma a-hu-ka | Thus (says) Ištaranšitmār, your brother: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}isztaran | Šamaš and Išaran |
| 5 | li-ba-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive! |
| 6 | asz-szu s,u2-ha-ri sza ma-ah-ri-ka | Concerning the ṣuḫaru of your presence, |
| 7 | tup-pa-ka li-li-ka-ma | May your tablet come to you |
| 8 | lu-u2 _ga_ lu-u2 _siki hi-a_ | either a ... or a woolen garment |
| 9 | lu _ku3-babbar_ lu-sze-bi-la-ku | or silver I shall send to you |
| 10 | u3 asz-szu-um | and concerning |
| 11 | su2-ma-ti | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza bi-su2 ma-ah-ri-ka | of the house before you |
| 2 | u3 szu-u2 a-hi-ma | and he, his brother |
| 3 | ar-hi-isz asz-sza-su2 | quickly his wife |
| 4 | u3 ma-ri-szu pu#-ut,-ra-ma | and his sons, release, and |
| 5 | li-ba-ka li-t,i-ib | May your heart be glad. |
| 6 | u3 asz-szu-um | and concerning |
| 7 | sza su2-ma-tam | of Sumātum, |
| 8 | ta-asz-pu-ra | you wrote me. |
| 9 | um-ma at-ta | Thus you: |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ sza i-na qa-ti | the silver that in the hand |
| 11 | i-ba-szu | there is |
| 12 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| left | ||
| 1 | t,e-ma-am SIG KUR | News of the weak one: the land. |
| 2 | lu-usz-me-ma | let me hear, and |
| 3 | lu-sze-bi-la-ku | I will send to you. |
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