BE 17/1, 009 (P266776)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | BE 17/1, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P266776 |
| Museum no. | CBS 11635 |
| 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
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Your servant Banâ-ša-Marduk: |
| obverse 2 | I shall go as my lord's substitute! |
| obverse 3 | Regarding the city and (its) hinterland of my lord: |
| obverse 4 | everything is in best order. |
| obverse 5 | (Speak) the following to my lord: |
| obverse 6 | The threshing floor is prepared, |
| obverse 7 | and a māḫiṣu ... him, and |
| obverse 8 | to do ... |
| obverse 9 | the following ... and |
| obverse 10 | Regar[ding ...] which my loard |
| obverse 12 | ... Adad-rā’im-zēri (?) |
| reverse 2 | [... ] and how ... I [...] |
| reverse 3 | Esagil-ṣūrīja ... |
| reverse 4 | After the šakin-ṭēmi of the province Bīt-Sîn-magir |
| reverse 5 | 100 ṣābu workers in a confinement |
| reverse 6 | had confined, the ṣābu workers of my lord |
| reverse 7 | he beat. And I erected a gate. |
| reverse 8 | He broke through (it). |
| reverse 9 | As my witnesses Nergal-bāni, |
| reverse 10 | the ḫazannu of Rakābu, |
| reverse 11 | and the ḫazannu of Bīt-Kidinnī |
| reverse 12 | I have put up. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _ARAD_-ka _{disz}du3_-a-sza2-_{d}marduk#_ | |
| 2 | a-na di-na-an be-li2-ia lul-lik | |
| 3 | a-na _iri{ki}_ u3 _edin_ sza be-li2-ia | |
| 4 | szu-ul-mu | |
| 5 | um-ma-a a-na be-li2-ia-ma | |
| 6 | ad-ru szu-te-su-uq? | |
| 7 | u3 ma!-hi-s,a-[...]-szu-ma | |
| 8 | e-pe-[sza? ...]-bi# | |
| 9 | um#-[ma-a ...]-a-ma | |
| 10 | asz-[szu14 ...] sza# be-li2 | |
| 11 | x-[...] | |
| 12 | a-[... _{disz}{d}iszkur_-ra]-im-_numun_ | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] u2-ba#-[...] | |
| 2 | [x]-x-u2-ma ki-ki-i as,?#-[...] | |
| 3 | {disz}e2-sag-il2-s,u2-ri-ia [x-x] | |
| 4 | _gar_-in-t,e3-mi sza _e2-{disz}{d}3(u)_-ma#-gir# | |
| 5 | _1(disz) me erin2-hi-a_ gi-in-na-ta | |
| 6 | ki-i ig-nu-na _erin2-mesz_ sza be-li2-ia | |
| 7 | ir-ta-pi-is u3 _ka2_ at-ta-de-e | |
| 8 | ib-ta-ta-aq | |
| 9 | a-na szi-bu-ti-ia _{disz}{d}nergal_-ba-ni | |
| 10 | ha-za-na sza {iri}ra-ka-be | |
| 11 | u3 ha-za-an-na sza _e2_ {disz}ki-din-ni | |
| 12 | asz-ta-ka-an | |
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