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CT 29, pl. 06, BM 028840 (P479909)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Kisurra · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 06, BM 028840 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479909 |
| Museum no. | BM 028840 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab) |
| Coordinates | 31.8383, 45.4810 |
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 {d}suen#-[x x x (x)] | to Suen- |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {disz}dingir-ma-i3-li2#-ma# | Thus (says) Ilīma-ili |
| 4 | asz-szum _sze_-im# bi-la-at _a-sza3_-ia | Concerning the barley, the rent of my field |
| 5 | sza ki-sur-ra#[{ki}] | of Kisurra |
| 6 | {disz}ge6-{d}iszkur# | (Property of) Gē-Adad |
| 7 | ku-nu-kam ta-asz2#-[t,u2]-ra#-am-ma | You have written on your sealed document, and |
| 8 | tu-sza-bi#-[lam] | you sent me. |
| 9 | a-nu-um-ma# [x x x] | Now ... |
| 10 | ku-nu-kam x [x x]-ma | sealed documents ... |
| 11 | a-na {disz}[ma-na-ba]-al#-te-el | to Mana-baltēl |
| 12 | usz-ta-[bi-lam] | he sent to me. |
| 13 | a-pu-[tum] | Aputum |
| 14 | id-ka i-di#-in#-ma | gave to you, and |
| 15 | _sze_-am bi-la-at _a-sza3_-ia | the barley of the rent of my field |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ka-la-sza-ma | all of it |
| 2 | szu-di-in | he gave. |
| 3 | i-na sa3-ar-tim | in the netherworld |
| 4 | la te-ne2-me-da | you do not know. |
| 5 | a-pu-tum | |
| 6 | bi-la-at _a-sza3_-ia | the sale of my field |
| 7 | szu-s,i2 | šuṣi, |
Sources & licences
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