BE 17/1, 039 (P260033)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | BE 17/1, 039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P260033 |
| Museum no. | CBS 03661 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
By Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Your servant Ubāru: <I shall go> as my lord's substitute! |
| obverse 2 | The following (say) to my lord: |
| obverse 3 | Regarding the fields and the errēšu farmers of my lord: |
| obverse 4 | everything is in best order. On the head side/small side of the fields ... |
| obverse 5 | of Tukultī-Ekur, which my lord |
| obverse 6 | had written to me (to do), he has established a border ... |
| obverse 7 | and the ṣābu workers of the iššakku farmers and the šutāpu workmen have neglected their work |
| obverse 8 | from the Tukultī-Ekur canal |
| obverse 9 | up to the ugāru land (intended for farming) in the irrigated territories (belonging to the city) |
| obverse 10 | of the Ḫamru irrigation districts, which the water in the previous seasonal flooding |
| obverse 11 | had seized, then became firm there, and |
| obverse 12 | then stood there. Furthermore the ḫarbu fields |
| obverse 13 | of Burrutu, which are in |
| obverse 14 | the irrigated territories (of to the city) of Ḫamru, |
| obverse 15 | are exempted from levies. He does not need to fulfil the dullu work duty. |
| obverse 16 | His own previous water |
| obverse 17 | and the ṣābu workers of my lord the d[ullu work duty? …] |
| reverse 1 | (of ?) the 20th day (?) ... they are ... |
| reverse 2 | .Regarding my mother (?) she became hungry (?). That which (?) [my lord ?] ... |
| reverse 4 | ... of Dūr-Enlilē |
| reverse 5 | [Regarding] the irrigation; the irrigation |
| reverse 6 | ... he may send to me and |
| reverse 7 | the son (?) of Erība(?)- ..., Et,iru |
| reverse 8 | you know (?) (and) he ... disobedient (f) |
| reverse 9 | (s)he shall ... |
| reverse 10 | The following to my lord: It is (too) less ... |
| reverse 11 | the sons ... they/he ... |
| reverse 18 | I shall put in fetters |
| top 11 | ... house |
| top 12 | ... that, which my lord had written to me (to do), I have to my lord |
| top 13 | let it be brought (i.e. to my lord). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _ARAD_-ka {disz}u-bar-ru3 a-na di-na-an be-[li2]-ia# <lul-lik> | |
| 2 | um-ma-a a-na be-li2-ia-a-ma | |
| 3 | a-na _a-sza3_ u3 _lu2-{gesz}apin_ sza be-li2-ia | |
| 4 | szu-ul-mu i-na pu-ut _a-sza3-mesz_ [...] | |
| 5 | sza _tukul_-kul-ti-_e2_-kur{ki} sza be-[li2-ia] | |
| 6 | isz-pu-ra ik-te-di-ir [...] | |
| 7 | u3 _erin2-hi-a_ sza _ensi2-mesz_ u? szu#-[ta]-pe?#-e | |
| 8 | isz-tu4 _i7 tukul_-kul-ti-_e2_-kur{ki} | |
| 9 | a-di u2-ga-re-e sza ta-mi-ir-ti | |
| 10 | ha-am-ri sza i-na mi-li ma-ha-ri-i | |
| 11 | mu-u2 is,-ba-tu-ma ip-ti-nu-ma | |
| 12 | iz-zi-zu ih-ta-tu-ni u3 har-bu | |
| 13 | sza {disz}bu-ur-ru-ti sza i-na | |
| 14 | ta-mi-ir-ti ha-am-ri | |
| 15 | za-ku dul{ul}-la ul i-pu-usz | |
| 16 | mu-u2 ma-ha-ru-u2-tu4 at#-tu#-szu | |
| 17 | u3 _erin2-hi-a_ sza be-li2-ia dul#?-[la ...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4#-2(u)?#-kam?#_ [...]-tu#-ma# | |
| 2 | a#-na# um#-mi# u2-bi?#-ri#? sza# be#-[li2? ...] | |
| 3 | [...]-i#-ib# DU# | |
| 4 | [...] sza _bad3_-{d}en-lil2-_mesz{ki}_ | |
| 5 | [sza] mi#-ik#-ri# mi#-ik#-ru#-ma#? | |
| 6 | [...] li-isz-pu-ra-am#-ma | |
| 7 | _dumu# {disz}su#_-{d#}x [... {disz}]e#-t,i5#-ra | |
| 8 | te-du#? i#-[...] le-mi-ta | |
| 9 | li-sza#-x [...] | |
| 10 | um-ma-a a-na [be]-li i-ma#-as,#? [...] | |
| 11 | _dumu-mesz_ [...] i-[...] | |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | [...] | |
| 16 | [...] | |
| 17 | [...] | |
| 18 | [...] lu-pa-ad | |
| top | ||
| 11 | [...] _e2_ | |
| 12 | sza be-li2 isz-pu-ra a-na be-li2-[ia] | |
| 13 | usz-te-bi-la | |
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