BE 17/1, 013 (P265996)
Letter, Nippur
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| Designation | BE 17/1, 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P265996 |
| Museum no. | CBS 10804 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Speak to my lord: |
| obverse 2 | The following (says) Erība-Marduk, your servant, |
| obverse 3 | I may go as my lord's substitute! |
| obverse 4 | The following (say) to my lord: |
| obverse 5 | The ša rēš šarri, who lets the dullu work duty be carried out, |
| obverse 6 | is slowing down the qīpu commissioners, your servants,the ones from Nippur, |
| obverse 7 | from Dūr-Kurigalzu and from Āl-Arad-Belti |
| obverse 8 | in (them) doing the dullu work duty, |
| obverse 9 | and as the one, who is sitting in front of them, |
| obverse 10 | to the opening (of channels) he does not give them. |
| obverse 11 | I may go out ( and the summoner for workforce?) ... |
| reverse 1' | ... he said |
| reverse 2' | the following: “Chick peas,cress, |
| reverse 3' | and oil, the ones to be given to the ṣābu workers for the dullu work duty, |
| reverse 4' | (to give it), they are not there.” |
| reverse 5' | They may take those! |
| reverse 6' | Since the ša rēš šarri has not let them carry out the dullu work duty |
| reverse 7' | he has decreased the quantity. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na be-li2-ia qi2-bi-ma | |
| 2 | um-ma-a {disz}eri-ba-_{d}marduk ARAD_-ka-ma | |
| 3 | a-na di-na-an be-li2-ia lul-lik | |
| 4 | um-ma-a a-na be-li2-ia-ma | |
| 5 | _lu2-sag-lugal_ sza dul-la u2-sze-ep-pe#-szu14 | |
| 6 | qi2-pu-ti _ARAD-mesz_-ka lu-u2 sza _nibru{ki}_ | |
| 7 | _bad3_-ku-ri-gal-zu u3 _iri-ARAD-gaszan_ | |
| 8 | i-na mu-uh dul-li ka-ri-in-szu2-nu-ti | |
| 9 | u3 a-szi-ib pa-ni-szu-nu | |
| 10 | a-na pe-te-e ul i-nam-din-szu-nu-ti | |
| 11 | lu-u2-s,i de-[ka? ...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] iq-bi#-ma#? | |
| 2' | um-ma-a _gu2-gal za3-hi-li_ | |
| 3' | u3 _i3-gesz_ sza a-na _erin2-mesz_ dul-li | |
| 4' | a-na na-da-a-ni ia-'a-nu | |
| 5' | li-il-qu2-ni | |
| 6' | _lu2-sag-lugal_ ul-tu dul-la | |
| 7' | la u2-sze-ep-pe-szu u2-ma-t,a | |
Sources & licences
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