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CT 29, pl. 39, BM 081095 (P365970)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 39, BM 081095 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365970 |
| Museum no. | BM 081095 |
| 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 | be-li2 {d}na-bi-um asz-szu-mi-ia | my lord Nabû concerning me |
| 2 | li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | may he keep you alive! |
| 3 | _2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza i-na {kusz}tu-uk-ka-ni ka-an-ku-u2 | 2 minas of silver that are sealed with a seal |
| 4 | tu-sza-bi-lam {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am sza _nagar_ | Sîn-erībam of the carpenter |
| 5 | {na4}ku-nu-uk-ki-szu u2-sze-ep-ti-szu-ma | I had his kunukku-stone made into it and |
| 6 | u2-ta-ar-ri-ku-nim | they shall return to you. |
| 7 | u3 ki-a-am aq-bi-szum um-ma a-na-ku-ma | And thus I said to him: "I |
| 8 | _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ qi2-ip-tam i-na-an-na-ma | 1 mina of refined silver now |
| 9 | ta-ad-di-nam ka-ni-kam la-bi-ra-am | It is a sealed document. |
| 10 | am#-mi#-ni# tu-ka-a-al | Why did you stand? |
| 11 | ka#-[ni]-kam# la-bi-ra bi-lam-ma | It is a sealed document. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | esz-sza-am lu-sza-ak-ni-ka-a-ak-kum | I will make you anew. |
| 2 | an-ni-tam aq-bi-szum u3 ka-ni-ik _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | This I said to him, and sealed documents of 1 mina of silver |
| 3 | {na4}ku-nu-uk-ki-ia ad-di-in-szum-ma | I gave him my kunukku-stone, and |
| 4 | ka-ni-ik _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza dingir-szu-ba-ni | sealed document of 1 mina of silver belonging to Ilu-šubani. |
| 5 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ka usz-ta-bi-lam | I have sent to you. |
| 6 | me-he-er ka-ni-ik _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | a sealed document of 1 mina of silver |
| 7 | sza u2-sza-bi-lam ki-ma sza-at,-ru | that he sent to me, as written |
| 8 | mu-usz-szi-il u3 _u4-da-zal-la_ | the one who carries off and spends the day |
| 9 | _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(u)-kam_ ku-un-kam szu-bi-lam | The month of Šabāṭu, the day 10 elapsed, send me. |
| 10 | lu-ud-di-in-sum-ma ka-ni-ki lu-ul-qi2 | Let me give it to him, and let me take your seal. |
| 11 | a-di ka-ni-kam la tu-sza-bi-lam | [until] you have sent it to me, |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-ul u2-sza-ab-ba-lam | the silver shall not increase. |
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