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CT 29, pl. 40, BM 080816 (P365971)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 40, BM 080816 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365971 |
| Museum no. | BM 080816 |
| 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 | asz-szum _ku3-babbar_ sza qa2-ti _dam-gar3_ | concerning the silver in the hand of the merchant |
| 2 | de-ke-e-em-ma s,a-ma-di-im | “Let him eat, and let him sneer! |
| 3 | isz-tu _u4_-mi ma-du-u2-tim iq-qa2-bi-ma | from a long time he spoke, and |
| 4 | asz-szum la bu-ur-ra-ak-kum | “Because you are not a slanderer’s |
| 5 | a-na la-ma-di-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I wrote to you to see you. |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_-ka s,i-mi-id-ma | your silver is measured out, and |
| 7 | re-sza-am li-ki-il | May the head be bound. |
| 8 | ar-ka i-na-an-na | Now then |
| 9 | isz-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-kum-ma | sent to you, and |
| 10 | a-na babila2{ki} ta-al-li-a-am | to Babylon he went, |
| 11 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ma-di-im | for the silver of the ṣāmadum |
| 12 | ni#-di a-hi-im la ta-ra-asz-szi | Do not abandon the brotherhood! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [i]-na# pa-ni-i-[tim (x)] | in the presence ... |
| 2 | i-nu-ma a-na babila2{ki#} [ta-li-a]-am | when he went to Babylon |
| 3 | aq-bi-kum-ma | I said to you |
| 4 | i-dam tu-sza-ar-szi-ma ta-pu-la-an-ni | You have caused her to die, and she has sinned against me. |
| 5 | i-na-an-na sza i-in-ka ma-ah-ru | Now, that your eye has received, |
| 6 | a-na ri-sza-tum i-di-in-ma | he gave to the rišātu, and |
| 7 | a-na babila2{ki} li-ib-lam | to Babylon may he bring. |
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