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CTMMA 1, 069 (P273574)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 1, 069 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273574 |
| Museum no. | MMA 86.11.111 |
| Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA |
| 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 sza-pi2-ri-ia | to my messenger |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim-ma | Marduk-mušallim speaks thus: |
| 4 | ki-ma i-na pa-ni-tim-ma i-na tup-pi2-ia a-na be-li2-ia asz-pu-ra-am | Like before, I wrote on my tablet to my lord. |
| 5 | tup-pi2 szar-ri sza ta-ah-i-it-tim sza ib-ba-ab-ba-la-an-ni-a-szi-im | Tablet of the king concerning the reconciliation that he brought to me. |
| 6 | sza _abul_ a-di {d}utu la isz-qa2-a-am la ip-pe2-et-te | of the city wall until Šamaš he did not take up and did not open. |
| 7 | isz-tu {d}utu iz-za-a-az lu tu-ur-ra-at | After Šamaš stands, may it be restored. |
| 8 | _erin2_ wa-s,i-tum lu su-un-nu-qa2-at ma-as,-s,a-ra-tum lu du-un-nu-na | “The troops of the wadītum-officers should be entrusted with the guards and the dunnunnû-offerings. |
| 9 | _lu2_ ma-a-nim i-na _bad3_ la u2-ur-ra-ad! | a man of the land in the wall shall not return |
| 10 | _ab2 gu4 hi-a_ u3 _u8 udu hi-a_ sza i-na er-s,e-et zimbir{ki} ia-ah-ru-rum ir-te-eh-a | cattle and sheep and goats, which in the territory of Sippar he had conquered |
| 11 | ar-hi-isz a-na _sza3_ ma-tim li-is-su2-hu-nim-ma | quickly into the land may they release me, and |
| 12 | _erin2 lu2-kur2_ la i-ka-asz-sza-ad | the enemy’s troops shall not reach him. |
| 13 | _erin2 lu2-kur2_ i-ka-asz-sza-ad-ma | the troops of the enemy shall conquer, and |
| 14 | pa-nu-ku-nu u2-ul ib-ba-ab-ba-lu | they will not be able to make peace with you. |
| 15 | it-ti na-pi2-isz-ti-ku-nu id-da-ab-bu-ba | with your life he shall speak, |
| 16 | ki-a-am isz-sza-ap-pa-ra-an-ni-a-szi-im | thus wrote to me: |
| 17 | i-na sza {d}marduk-la-ma-sa3-szu _szu-i_ | from Marduk-lamassašu the barber |
| 18 | _abul_ la-ma {d}utu isz-qa2-a-am ip-pe2-et-te | the city wall, instead of Šamaš he raised up a stake. |
| 19 | u2-uh2-ha-ar-ma ut-ta-a-ar | he shall return and pay back. |
| 20 | _abul_ i-na _gi-izi-la2_ u2-ta-ar-ma | the city wall with a torch he shall return, and |
| 21 | e-er-ru-ub | enter. |
| 22 | pi2-ia e-ep-pu-usz-ma um-ma szu-ma qa2-ba-a-szu la ta-la-aq-qi2-a | He will perform my speech, thus says he: do not take his word away! |
| 23 | asz-szum s,e-la-tim la sza-ka-nim | Because there is no flock, |
| 24 | [x] PA-ni ap-ta-na-at,-t,a-ar | ... I kept watch over them. |
| 25 | u3 i-na a-da-ar be-li2-ia ka-ta | and at the command of my lord, you |
| 26 | i-na qa2-ti u2#-ka-a-al | he will hold in his hand. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szum-ma hi-t,u3-um it-ta-ab-szi x x x IH-il-ti ma-an-nim | If he has committed a crime, who is it that will take away my guilt? |
| 2 | id-da-ab-bu-ba bi-ru-u2 i-be-er-ru-ni-a-ti | (Sum) They speak a lament to me (Akk) The lament they speak to me is lamentation |
| 3 | i-na sza-at-tim _ugula mar-tu-mesz_ im-te-ku | In the future, the foreman of the Amorite leaders will serve. |
| 4 | _erin2-mesz_-szu-nu u2-ul i-s,a-am-mi-du-ma re-sza-am u2-ul u2-ka-al-lu | their troops shall not be gathered, and the head shall not hold. |
| 5 | u3 _erin2_ i-na kap-ri-szu-nu-ma wa-asz-bu | and the troops were stationed in their camp. |
| 6 | i-te-ne-ep-pu-szu | they shall perform. |
| 7 | ki-a-am i-na tup-pi2-ia a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta | Thus (says) my tablet to my lord: |
| 8 | asz-pu-ra-am | I sent. |
| 9 | tup-pi2 szu-a-ti sza pa-t,e4-er e-i-il-ti asz-tap-ra _ARAD_ be-li2-ia | I have sent a copy of this tablet, which has been opened, to my lord's servant. |
| 10 | a-na ma-har be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-lam be-li2 sze-mu-u2 | I have sent it to my lord. The king will hear (it). |
| 11 | u2-ul isz-me | did not hear, |
| 12 | i-na-an-na sza i-na _iti apin-du8-a u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_ | Now, that in the month of the plow, the 22nd day |
| 13 | in-ne-ep-sza a-na sze-me-e szar-ri u3 be-li2-ia ka-ta | It is done for the hearing of the king and my lord. |
| 14 | u2-ul i-re-ed-du | will not be able to return. |
| 15 | _ab2 gu4 hi-a_ u3 _u8 udu hi-a_ i-na _abul_ it-ta-ah-ia | the cattle and sheep and goats in the city wall he took away. |
| 16 | _erin2 abul!(|<KA2>.GAL|) a-di mu-szu-um _1/3(disz) en-nu_ is-su2-hu | the troops of the city gate until the evening, 1/3 of the watch he imposed. |
| 17 | u2-ul u2-te-er | I did not return. |
| 18 | be-li2 gi-mil-{d}marduk _na-asz-bar_ | My lord, Gimil-Marduk, the judge |
| 19 | sza qu2-up-pa-a-tim ub-lam li-sza-al | May he ask of the quuppātu-officials. |
| 20 | a-na be-li2-ia ka-ta szu-da-tim ar-ta-na!-asz-szi | To my lord, I have given you a firm positive answer. |
| 21 | i-na sza-at-tim hi-t,u3-um kab-tum ib-ba-asz-szi | In the future, there will be a severe crime. |
| 22 | a-na sze-me-e be-li2-ia asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to my lord for my understanding. |
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