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CT 29, pl. 08, BM 096604 (P479911)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 08, BM 096604 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479911 |
| Museum no. | BM 096604 |
| 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 {d}utu-an-dul3# | To Šamaš-andul |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i3-li3-i-din-nam-ma | Ilī-iddinam speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum bi-ti-im | concerning the house |
| 6 | ni-id-bu-um-ma | we spoke, and |
| 7 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ta-di-na | 1 shekel of silver is given |
| 8 | USZ a-nu-mi-szu | UŠ (means) his day. |
| 9 | u2-ul re-qa2-ku-ma | I am not a slave |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ul al-li-ka-ku!(LU) | I will not go |
| 2 | a-nu-um-ma | Herewith |
| 3 | {d}a-bu-wa-qar | Abum-waqar |
| 4 | it-ta-al-ka-ku | he has gone |
| 5 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ szu-bi-lam | send me 2 shekels of silver! |
| 6 | s,i2-bu-ti | ṣibūtu, |
| 7 | la tu-sze20-ti#-qa2-an-ni | do not let me pass |
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