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BATSH 4, 06 (P282640)
Middle Assyrian, Dur-Katlimmu · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | BATSH 4, 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P282640 |
| Museum no. | NMSDeZ 03320 |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Find spot | Dur-Katlimmu (mod. Tall Shekh Hamad) |
| Coordinates | 35.6463, 40.7436 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | ⸢la-a aš₂-pur {tug₂}GADA⸣-[MEŠ ...] | I have written to you (that) the linen garments |
| 2' | LUGAL {iri}kar-ga-mis-iu-u₂ ke-e ma-ṣi {⸢tug₂⸣}[GADA-MEŠ] | The king of Kargamiš, how is he treated? |
| 3' | a-na UGU EN-ia u₂-še-ba-la ul-te-⸢bi⸣-[la] | I have brought it to my lord, and I have sent it to you. |
| 4' | lu 2 GUN lu 3 GUN-tam-ma lu 10 ⸢GUN⸣ {[tug₂}GADA-MEŠ] | either 2 talents or 3 talents each, or 10 talents of linen |
| 5' | a-na-ku šu-ub-ri-e ša u₂-ud-du-ni al-⸢ta⸣-[al-ma] | I, the šubrû-priestess, who gave birth, am going up and down |
| 6' | iq-ti-bi-u₂-ni ma-a LUGAL {iri}kar-ga-mis-a-⸢iu⸣ | they said: “The king of Carchemish |
| 7' | {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ la-a u₂-ša-la la-a er-ra-aš₂ | He should not wear linen garments, he should not walk around. |
| 8' | {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ ša ša-at-te an-ni-te ⸢e-ṣi⸣-du-ni | This linen garment is for this ešbiduni ritual. |
| 9' | 10 GUN i-ba-aš₂-ši iš-tu {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ la-aš₂-šu-ni | 10 talents are there; there are no linen garments. |
| 10' | i-ga-ra-te-ma u₃ tar-ba-ṣa ša TUG₂ li-qa-al | May he shave his head and his hair. |
| 11' | lu ni-pu-uš tu-ur U₄-MEŠ i-ka-ṣu-u₂ | May we be able to do. The days will be long |
| 12' | a-na ma-sa-e la-a i-lak pa-ni ṭe₂-mi ša EN-ia | He will not go to the threshing floor. The face of my lord’s news |
| 13' | a-da-gal a-na ka-ṣa-ri EN li-iš-pu-⸢ra⸣ | May my lord send word to me about the defeat. |
| 14' | li-ik-ṣu-ru li-im-hi-ṣu | May they bind (them) together. |
| 15' | a-di U₄-MEŠ ṭa-bu-ni li-im-si-u₂ | as long as he is alive, may he be satisfied. |
| 16' | {lu₂}DAM.GAR₃-MEŠ ša LUGAL {iri}kar-ga-mis-a-ie | Merchants of the king of Carchemish |
| 17' | u₃ ša {m}ta-gi-šar-ru-ma ša-kin₂ KUR | and Tagi-šarruma, governor of the land |
| b.e. | ||
| 18' | i+na šap-la-an {iri}ku-ma-hi e-tab-ru-ni | in the middle of Kumaḫi they brought it. |
| 19' | a-na {iri}hu-zi-ra-ni {iri}a-ia-a-ni | to the cities Ḫuzirānu (and) Ayânu |
| 20' | u₃ {iri}har-ra-ni uk-ta-i-lu-ni | and Ḫarrani they carried off, |
| r | ||
| 21' | i-ta-nu il-te-qi-u₂ | they have given, they have taken |
| 22' | ⸢ŠAM₃⸣{te} ša il-qe-u₂-ni a-na ša-il-te | The ešmātu-priest whom he took for the sacrificial sheep |
| 23' | i-ta-nu a-na ku-tal-li-šu-nu it-tu-ru | They have turned back to their rear. |
| 24' | e-tab-ru re-eh-ti KASKAL-MEŠ-šu-nu il-te-qi-u₂-ni | The rest of their journeys they took |
| 25' | it-tu-um-šu-ni a-na {iri}har-be la-a u₂-ka-i-lu-ni | they have brought it, but they did not bring it to Harbe. |
| 26' | a-na {iri}pe-en-ki-be uk-ta-i-lu-u₂-ni | to Pēn-Kibe they have brought, |
| 27' | ⸢ul⸣-ta-ar-bi-bu x-u₂-šu ra-a-bi | “It is enough, its great |
| 28' | it-tu-⸢um⸣-šu-ni x be-er A.ŠA₃ it-tal-ku-ni | he has left, ... the other side of the field has come. |
| 29' | 10 ANŠE-MEŠ ša I₃-MEŠ ⸢UTUL₂ ZABAR-MEŠ na-aṣ-ṣu⸣-[ni] | 10 homers of oil, a large bronze bowl for ... |
| 30' | ANŠE-MEŠ I₃-MEŠ u₃ UTUL₂ ZABAR-MEŠ ⸢ša na-ṣu-ni⸣ | The homers of oil and the large bowl of bronze are brought out. |
| 31' | na-ak-ru ip-tu-ag-šu-nu 2 {lu₂}DAM.GAR₃-MEŠ | The enemy has seized them. 2 merchants |
| 32' | ma-hu-ṣu an-nu-tu a-na {iri}har-be ⸢it-tal-ku⸣-ni | these boats went up to Harbe. |
| 33' | iq-ti-bi-u₂ i+na na-⸢ak-ri⸣ [x x x] x x | they said, in the granary ... |
| 34' | ERIN₂-MEŠ-šu-nu ma-hu-ṣu-te [x x x x]-⸢ṣu⸣-ni | Their troops were entrusted |
| 35' | iš-tu {iri}har-be 1 LU₂ x x x x x-nu | From Harbe 1 man |
| 36' | a-na {iri}aš₂-šu-ka-ni [x x x il-li]-ku-<ni> | to Assyria they came |
| 37' | al-ta-al-šu ⸢ma-a⸣ [x x x x]-an-ni | I asked him ... |
| 38' | ⸢iq⸣-ti-bi-a ma-a LUGAL {iri}kar-ga-mis-a-iu ni-[x x] | I said: “The king of Carchemish |
| 39' | ⸢x⸣ la-a ša {m}ta-gi-[šar-ru-ma ša-kin₂ KUR x-x]-x-⸢ta⸣-bat | not belonging to Tagi-šarruma, governor of ...-tae-bat |
| 40' | [x x] x x x [...] | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1'' | [... u₂]-⸢ša⸣-aš₂-qa-al ṭup-pu-ka a-na mu-la-e | “... your tablet to the mule |
| 2'' | [...] {iti}al-la-na-tu U₄ 27KAM₂ li-mu | Month Allanātu, 27th day, eponymy of ... |
| 3'' | {m}i+na-{d}a-šur-MU-aṣ-bat | Ina-Assur-šumu-asbat |
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