Education in the Earliest Schools 005 (P273841)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Education in the Earliest Schools 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273841 |
| Museum no. | PARS 12/01, 090 |
| 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 | When troops to the fortress of Zibbat-narim |
| obverse 6 | our lord sent to stay, |
| obverse 7 | 15 (men) belonging to the troops from Dur-szarrim under the supervision of Ina-palešu |
| obverse 8 | and 15 belonging to the troops from Yankahu under the supervision of Muti-wasi |
| obverse 9 | our lord assigned. |
| obverse 10 | Now, these troops from Dur-šarrim and Yankahu |
| obverse 11 | have incurred (staff) loss again and again, and |
| obverse 12 | there are (only) 7 (men) belonging to the troops from Dur-šarrim and 3 soldiers belonging to the troops from Yankahu |
| obverse 13 | who are stationed with us. |
| obverse 14 | Concerning delivery of the soldiers from Dur-šarrim and the soldiers from Yankahu |
| obverse 15 | I wrote repeatedly, but |
| obverse 16 | they did not fetch these soldiers at all. |
| obverse 17 | To Ina-palešu the general of the troops from Dur-šarrim |
| obverse 18 | and Muti-wasi the general of the troops from Yankahu |
| obverse 19 | who are now stationed at Babylon, |
| obverse 20 | we keep on writing, but |
| obverse 21 | they did not send here a single man. |
| obverse 22 | Because the soldiers from Dur-šarrim and the soldiers from Yankahu |
| obverse 23 | have not been mustered, |
| reverse 1 | during the carrying/winnowing of the field's harvest and during the picking up of the chaff |
| reverse 2 | they will not be sufficient. |
| reverse 3 | As we repeatedly write to our lord, |
| reverse 4 | day after day, the enemy's hayyatum-group, |
| reverse 5 | in front of us, does not split up; |
| reverse 6 | may our lord order that |
| reverse 7 | for the soldiers from Dur-šarrim and the soldiers from Yankahu |
| reverse 8 | let them appoint an escort. |
| reverse 9 | Quickly to Zibbat-narim |
| reverse 10 | may they send them so that |
| reverse 11 | for the carrying/winnowing of the field's harvest and during the picking up of the chaff |
| reverse 12 | they can be sufficient. |
| reverse 13 | Copy. |
| reverse 14 | Carrier: Ibnatum the Kassite. |
| reverse 15 | Month Abum. Day 11. |
| reverse 16 | The Year King Ammi-ditana (brought) a statue of him (holding) a black lamb. |
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 | i-nu-ma _erin2_ a-na bi-ir-ti kun-i7-da{ki} | |
| 6 | a-na wa-sza-bi-im be-el-ni it,-ru-dam | |
| 7 | _1(u) 5(disz) sza3 erin2_ bad3-lugal{ki} _nig2-szu_ [i]-na-pa-le-szu | |
| 8 | u3 _1(u) 5(disz) sza3 erin2_ ia-an-ka-hu#{ki} _nig2-szu_ mu-ti-wa-si | |
| 9 | be-el-ni u2-ki-in | |
| 10 | i-na-an-na _erin2_ bad3-lugal{ki} u3 _erin2_ ia-an-ka-hu{ki} szu-nu | |
| 11 | i-na sa-da-ri-im sze-eh-he-tam ir-ta-szu-ma | |
| 12 | _7(disz) sza3 erin2_ bad3-lugal{ki}-ma u3 _3(disz) erin2 sza3 erin2_ ia-an-ka-hu{ki} | |
| 13 | sza ma-ah-ri-ni wa-asz-bu | |
| 14 | asz-szum _erin2_ bad3-lugal{ki} u3 _erin2_ ia-an-ka-hu{ki} | |
| 15 | gu-um#-mu#-ri-im asz-ta-ap-pa-ra-am-ma | |
| 16 | _erin2_ szu-a-ti u2-ul it-ru-nim | |
| 17 | a-na i-na-pa#-le-szu _ugula mar-tu_ sza _erin2_ bad3-lugal{ki} | |
| 18 | u3 mu-ti-wa-si _ugula-mar-tu_ sza _erin2_ ia-an-ka-hu{ki} | |
| 19 | sza i-na-an-na i-na babila2{ki} wa-asz-bu | |
| 20 | ni-isz-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-asz-szu-nu-szi-im-ma | |
| 21 | _1(disz) lu2_ u2-ul it,-ru-du-nim | |
| 22 | ki-ma _erin2_ bad3-lugal{ki} u3 _erin2_ ia-an-ka#-[hu{ki}] | |
| 23 | la s,a-am-du | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _a-sza3_ i-na szu-li-i u3 ha-mi i-na ka-[ma-si] | |
| 2 | u2-ul i-ka-asz-sza-du | |
| 3 | ki-ma a-na be-li-ni ni-isz-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-am | |
| 4 | ha-ia-at-ti _erin2 lu2-kur2_ u4-mi-sza-am | |
| 5 | ma-ah-ri-ni u2-ul pa-ar-sa-at | |
| 6 | be-el-ni li-iq-bi | |
| 7 | a-na _erin2_ bad3-lugal{ki} u3 _erin2_ ia-an-ka-hu{ki} | |
| 8 | _lu2_ a-lik i-di#-im li#-isz-ku-nu | |
| 9 | ar#-hi#-isz a-na kun-i7-da{ki} | |
| 10 | li-it,-ru-du-ni-isz-szu-nu-ti-ma | |
| 11 | _a-sza3_ i-na szu-li#-i u3 ha-mi i-na ka-ma!-si | |
| 12 | li-ik#-szu#-du | |
| 13 | me-eh-rum | |
| 14 | _giri3_ ib-na-tum ka-asz-szi-i | |
| 15 | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam_ | |
| 16 | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan-a-ni masz2 gi6-ga_ | |
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