Education in the Earliest Schools 006 (P273811)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Education in the Earliest Schools 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273811 |
| Museum no. | PARS 12/01, 040 |
| Collection | Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To our lord |
| obverse 2 | speak: |
| obverse 3 | thus (say) your servants. |
| obverse 4 | The city and the troops of [our] lord [are well.] |
| obverse 5 | As we previously |
| obverse 6 | wrote to our lord: |
| obverse 7 | of the 180 gur (= 54,000 liters) of barley that Gimil-ili [the chief accounta]nt? |
| obverse 8 | had carried to Zibbat-narim: |
| obverse 9 | 1 gur (= 300 liters) of barley: [to] complete the rations for the month Addarum (Month 12) |
| obverse 10 | 93.3.3 gur of barley: for the rations for the month Nisannum (Month 1) |
| obverse 11 | (subtotal) 96.3.3 (156.3.3 in the text) gur |
| obverse 12 | that have been given (= 29,010 liters). |
| obverse 13 | As for the (remaining) 83.1.3 gur (= 24,990 liters) of barley |
| obverse 14 | that have been stored |
| obverse 15 | that no barley for the troops' rations for the month Ayyarum (Month 2) |
| obverse 16 | is with us, |
| obverse 17 | as we wrote to our lord. |
| obverse 18 | [...] did not [...] |
| obverse 19 | As our lord knows, |
| obverse 20 | in the city where we are stationed, |
| obverse 21 | he did not assign barley. |
| reverse 1 | They are short on flour except on ... isququm-flour [...] and |
| reverse 2 | they do not have flour-based mixture (either). |
| reverse 3 | Also, in the city except for the barley |
| reverse 4 | that Ipqu-Nabium the barber brought, |
| reverse 5 | nor in Zibbast-narim, there is no more barley in the granary. |
| reverse 6 | And so, when we need barley for the troops' rations |
| reverse 7 | to give it quickly for the troops' rations |
| reverse 8 | we will not be able. |
| reverse 9 | May our lord give orders! |
| reverse 10 | Wherever our lord will assign that |
| reverse 11 | the barley for the troops' rations for the month Ayyaru |
| reverse 12 | will be given, |
| reverse 13 | may our lord assign and |
| reverse 14 | write to us! |
| reverse 15 | Copy. |
| reverse 16 | Carrier: Nergal-nišu belonging to the troops from Maškan-šapir. |
| reverse 17 | Month Nisannum. Day 15. |
| reverse 18 | The year King Ammi-ditana brought to the gate oif the temple Enamtila a statue of him [holding] a black lamb and a statue of him [holdi]ng an omen of disappearance. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na be-li-ni | |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | |
| 3 | um-ma _ARAD-mesz_-ka-[ma] | |
| 4 | _iri{ki} u3 erin2_-um sza be-li-[ni sza-lim] | |
| 5 | ki-ma i-na pa-ni-[tim] | |
| 6 | a-na be-li-ni ni-isz#-[pu-ra]-am# | |
| 7 | i-na _3(gesz2) sze gur_ sza gi-mil-dingir# [_sza13?-dub?]-ba#?_ | |
| 8 | a-na kun-i7-da{ki} u2-sza-bi#-[lam]-ma# | |
| 9 | _1(disz) sze gur#_ [a-na] ta#-asz-bi-it _szuku iti sze-sag11-ku5_ | |
| 10 | _1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(ban2) 3(barig) 3(disz)_ a-na _szuku iti bara2-za3-gar_ | |
| 11 | _2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(ban2)# [3(barig)] 3(asz)# sze gur_ | |
| 12 | sza in-na-ad-nu | |
| 13 | asz-szum _1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(asz) sze gur_ | |
| 14 | sza sza#-ak#-nu | |
| 15 | sza# sze-um a-na _szuku erin2_ sza# _iti gu4-si-sa2_ | |
| 16 | [ma-ah]-ri#-ni i#?-ba#-asz#-szu#-u2# | |
| 17 | [a-na be]-li2#-ni ni#-isz#-pu-ra-am-ma# | |
| 18 | [...] u2#-ul x-x-ab?-x | |
| 19 | [ki-ma be]-el#-ni i-du-u2 | |
| 20 | [i-na a-lim] sza wa-asz-ba-a-nu | |
| 21 | [sze-am u2-ul] u2#-ki-in# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [qe2-ma]-am# e#-le#-nu-um x ma? _zi3-kum#_ x x i-ma#-[t,u2-ma] | |
| 2 | ta#-hi-iq-tam u2-ul i-szu-u2# | |
| 3 | u2 i-na a-lim e-le-nu-um sze-im | |
| 4 | sza ip-qu2-{d}na-bi-um _szu-i_ ib#?-lam#-ma | |
| 5 | i-na kun-i7-da{ki} i-na _guru7# sze_ u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi-ma | |
| 6 | i-nu-ma sze-am a-na _szuku erin2_ ni-ha-asz-sze-hu | |
| 7 | ha-ma-tam-ma a-na _szuku erin2_ na-da-nim | |
| 8 | u2-ul ni-le-i | |
| 9 | be-el-ni li-iq-bi | |
| 10 | e#-ma ba-el#-[ni] u2-ka-an-nu-ma | |
| 11 | sze-um a-na _szuku erin2_ sza _iti gu4-si-sa2_ | |
| 12 | in-na-ad-di-nu | |
| 13 | be-el-ni li-ki-in-ma | |
| 14 | li-isz-pu-ra-an-ni-a-szi-im | |
| 15 | ($ blank space $) me-eh-rum | |
| 16 | _giri3_ {d}nergal-ni-szu _sza3 erin2_ masz-kan2#-[szabra{ki}] | |
| 17 | _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u) 5(disz)#-[kam] | |
| 18 | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-[e] alan-a-ni masz2 gi6-ga in-ne#-[dab-am3] u3 _alan-a-ni giskim# zah2 szu bi2-[in-du7-a] ka2 e2-nam-ti-la-ta in-ne-en-[ku4-ra_] | |
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