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BATSH 4, 09 (P282643)
Middle Assyrian, Dur-Katlimmu · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | BATSH 4, 09 |
|---|---|
| ID | P282643 |
| Museum no. | NMSDeZ 03836 + NMSDeZ 04036 |
| 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 | ⸢a-na⸣ {m}{d}a-šur-i-din | Anu-ea, Assur-iddin |
| 2 | qi₂-bi-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma LUGAL EN-ka-ma | Thus says the king, your lord: |
| 4 | na-aš₂-per₂(PI-)ta a-na UGU {m}a-da-ia al-⸢ta⸣-[par₂] | I have sent a letter to Adāya |
| 5 | ⸢ma-ak-na⸣-ak-ta u₃ ṭup-pa {na₄}KIŠIB-MEŠ-ia | My seals and tablets |
| 6 | ⸢ak-ta⸣-na-ak {m}{d}a-šur-tap-pu-ti ul-te-bi-⸢lak⸣-ku | I have sent Ešur-tappūti to you. |
| 7 | {m}{d}30ŠEŠ-SUM{na} DUMU ša-da-li | Sin-iddina, son of Šadalu |
| 8 | ⸢ki⸣-i DUMU-⸢MEŠ ši⸣-ip-ru-ut-te a-na UGU {m}a-da-ia | Ekī-ērî, the messengers, to Adaya |
| 9 | a-⸢na⸣ ša-pa-⸢ri⸣ al-tap-ra-ak-ku | I have sent you a message. |
| 10 | ⸢ṭup⸣-pa ša {m}a-da-ia a-na pa-ni-ka | The tablet of Adāya before you |
| 11 | [li]-⸢ip⸣-te-u₂ li-is₅-si-u₂ | may they break off, may they tear out |
| 12 | [ṭe₂]-⸢ma⸣ ša lib₃-bi-ka ša še-lu-i-ka še-li | You are adjured by your heart, by your wrath. |
| 13 | [u₃] ⸢ša⸣ še-ru-di-ka še-⸢ri⸣-id | and your šerūdi-vessels are poured out. |
| 14 | [ṭup-pa] ⸢qi₂⸣-ri-im ma-ak-na-⸢ak⸣-tu | A tablet of eqīru-offerings of maknātu-confections |
| 15 | [i+na pi]-⸢it⸣-tu-⸢ka-ma šu⸣-ga-ar-ri-ir | It is written down in your mouth. |
| 16 | {[m}{d]}30ŠEŠ-SUM{na} še-bi-il | Sîn-aha-iddina, the guarantor |
| 17 | {[m}{d}UTU-MU]-⸢li⸣-šir₃ {lu₂}HAL al-tap-ra-ak-ku | I have sent Šamaš-mūma-elî-šir the diviner to you. |
| 18 | [ba-ri-(u₂)]-ut-ta lu-up-pi-iš | May I be sated with good fortune! |
| 19 | [x ba]-ri-u₂-ut-te ša aš₂-šum₂ {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-mu-šab-ši | ... the requisitions of Salmānu-mušabši |
| 20 | [x x] x u₂-up-pi-šu-u₂-ni | ... he made it |
| 21 | [li]-id-bu-ba-ak-ku | may he speak to you |
| 22 | [na-aš₂]-⸢per₂⸣-ta ša iš-tu pi-it-ti {m}a-da-ia | The našpātu-offering which is from the responsibility of Adaya |
| 23 | [il]-⸢la⸣-ka-an-ni pe-te si-si | He opened my eyes to look at me |
| 24 | [a-na] UGU-ia še-bi-la | send to me! |
| 25 | [x x] x ⸢ša⸣ pi-i DUMU ši-ip-⸢ru-ut-te⸣ | ... of the mouth of the son of Šip-ruttê |
| 26 | [x x na-aš₂]-⸢per₂⸣-te-ma x [...] | ... is to be inspected and ... |
| b.e. | ||
| 27 | [x x x]-⸢ni⸣ na-aš₂-⸢per₂⸣-[tu ...] | ... the našpātu-festival |
| 28 | [x x x x] x-un-ni [...] | ... ... me ... |
| 29 | [ma-ak]-⸢na⸣-ak-ta i+na pi-it-⸢tu⸣-[ka x x] | “A boat in your responsibility ... |
| r | ||
| 30 | [DUMU ši-ip-ru]-⸢ut⸣-te ša ki-i-mu x [x x (x)] | son of Šibrutu, who instead of |
| 31 | [x x] ⸢iš⸣-pu-ru-u₂-ni i+na lib₃-be-ku-nu x [x] | ... that I sent to you |
| 32 | [še-bi]-⸢il⸣ tu-u₂-ur {m}{d}30ŠEŠ-SUM{na}ma | Šēbi-Eil, descendant of Sin-iddina |
| 33 | [ki-i DUMU] ⸢ši⸣-ip-ru-ut-te šu-pu-ur | as a son of a šīprûtu he sent |
| 34 | [iq-ti-bi]-aš₂-šu ma-a a-na kal-li-e | he said to him: “To the kallû-priest |
| 35 | [a-na x x x] at-ta-la-ak at-tu-ra | I went to ... and returned. |
| 36 | [la-a tu]-ul-⸢ta⸣-na-ah-ra-ar iš-tu lib₃-bi-ka | Do not turn away from your heart! |
| 37 | [ta-ad]-da-na-⸢ab⸣-bu-ub i+na tu-ša-ah-ru-ri-ma a-di | you will give to him. At the time of returning, until |
| 38 | [ša] par₂-ṣi-ka ta-ṣa-al-li u₃ mi-im-ma | of your rites you recite, and everything |
| 39 | [la-a] te-ep-pa-aš₂ i+na lib₃-bi-ka-a ša-ak-na-ta | You will not do it, it is placed in your heart. |
| 40 | ma-a u₂-šap-pu-lu-uš a-ie-e-ša u₂-šap-pu-lu-uš | saying: “They will kill me, why did they kill me?’ |
| 41 | ma-a {kur}kar-⸢du⸣-ni-⸢aš₂⸣ gab-bu ki-i pa-ar-še da-li-ih | “Karduniaš, all of it, was destroyed like a flood. |
| 42 | LU₂ ša še-zu-⸢ub⸣ ra-mi-šu la-a i-da-gal | A man whose love is unknown will not be present |
| 43 | a-na šap-⸢pu⸣-[li]-šu a-na-ku ha-di-a-ku | I am gladly his servant |
| 44 | ⸢hu-ra-du⸣ a-na ka-a-ri la-a i-ka-aš₂-ša-ad | He will not be able to reach the quay. |
| 45 | a-na šu-a-šu na-aṣ-ṣu-uš a-na UGU-ia | to him, to me |
| 46 | u₂-ub-bu-lu-ni-eš-šu | they brought to him |
| 47 | {iti}{d}30 U₄ 5KAM₂ li-mu {m}i+⸢na⸣-{[d}a-šur-MU-aṣ-bat] | Month Sîn, 5th day, eponymy of Īna-ešme-aṣbat. |
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