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BATSH 4, 10 (P282644)
Middle Assyrian, Dur-Katlimmu · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | BATSH 4, 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P282644 |
| Museum no. | NMSDeZ 03490 |
| 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 EN-ia | To Assur-iddin, my lord: |
| 2 | ṭup-pi₂ {m}{d}a-šur-tap-pu-ti ARAD-ka | Tablet of Ašur-tappūti, your servant. |
| 3 | ul-ta-ka-in a-⸢na di⸣-na-an | I do obeisance, I pray to him. |
| 4 | EN-ia at-ta-lak | I have gone to my lord. |
| 5 | a-na LUGAL E₂.GAL{lim} DUMU-MEŠ šul-mu | To the king of the palace the sons are well. |
| 6 | aš₂-šum₂ ša EN{li} iš-pu-ra-a-ni | As to what my lord wrote me |
| 7 | ma-a ṭe₂-ma šu-up-ra | "Send me a message!" |
| 8 | E₂.GAL{lim} GAL{tu} {f}⸢qa⸣-i-ma-tu | the great palace, Eqa-eimatu, |
| 9 | u₃ 2 NIN-MEŠ-ša 13 MUNUS-MEŠ | and his 2 sisters, 13 women |
| 10 | lu-u₂ DUMU.MUNUS-MEŠ SIG₅ ni-a-tu | or good daughters, |
| 11 | KIMIN lu-u₂ kaš-ši-a-tu | ditto be they Kassites |
| 12 | 2 MUNUS-MEŠ a-lah₂-hi-na-a-tu | 2 women, millers |
| 13 | KIMIN 1 MUNUS ša-re-šu-tu | Ditto, 1 female slave |
| 14 | ŠU.NIGIN₂ 6 {giš}ut-na-na-a-tu | a total of 6 utensils |
| 15 | ša iš-tu LUGAL il-la-ka-ni-ni | which came from the king |
| 16 | aš₂-šum₂ pi-qi-it-te | If a claim |
| 17 | ša pa-ni ERIN₂-MEŠ [ša] E₂.GAL{lim} | which before the troops of the palace |
| 18 | ša EN{li} iš-pu-ra-a-ni | As to what my lord wrote me |
| 19 | a-na 3{e-šu} pi-qit₂-ta | for 3 (shekels) of silver |
| b.e. | ||
| 20 | a-na pa-ni ERIN₂-MEŠ [ša] E₂.GAL{lim} | before the troops of the palace |
| 21 | li-it-ru-ṣu ki-i | let them enter, as |
| 22 | a-ha-iš lu ep-ša-at | may it be done together |
| r | ||
| 23 | 1 pi-qit₂-ta a-na E₂.GAL{lim} | 1 allocation for the palace |
| 24 | 1 KIMIN a-na pa-ni DUMU.MUNUS-MEŠ LUGAL | 1 ditto before the daughters of the king, |
| 25 | 1 KIMIN a-na pa-ni ERIN₂-MEŠ ma-⸢a-du⸣-te | 1 ditto before the many people, |
| 26 | aš₂-šum₂ pi-qit₂-te ša LUGAL | If the request of the king |
| 27 | EN{li} ki-i ša na-ṭu-a-šu-ni | the lord, as he wishes |
| 28 | le-pu-uš aš₂-šum₂ GAL-MEŠ{te} | May he do as for the great ones |
| 29 | ša EN{li} iš-pu-⸢ra⸣-a-ni | of whom my lord wrote me |
| 30 | GAL-MEŠ gab-bu lu-u₂ ni-a-⸢u₂-tu⸣ | All the great ones may they be praised. |
| 31 | KIMIN lu-u₂ kaš-ši-u₂ gab-bu | ditto, all the money |
| 32 | lu-u₂ pa-ni-⸢u₂-tu u₃ lu-u₂⸣ | either before or after |
| 33 | ⸢ur⸣-ki-u₂-tu ša u₄-ma i-⸢lu-ku⸣-ni-ni | The ur-e-kītu-plant that when they are to go out |
| 34 | LUGAL kaš-ši-u₂ ⸢DAM-su⸣ | king of the Kassites, |
| 35 | iš-tu LUGAL il-lu-ku-ni | After the king came, |
| 36 | ⸢aš₂-šum₂ KASKAL{ni⸣} [ša] LUGAL ša EN{li} | As for the caravan of the king, the lord |
| 37 | iš-⸢pu-ra⸣-a-ni LUGAL i+na U₄ 21KAM₂ | The king wrote me on the 21st day. |
| 38 | ⸢a⸣-[na] {⸢iri⸣}ap-qi₂ a-na bi-a-di | in the city Apqi for irrigation |
| 39 | x x x u₂ x x x i-la-ka | [......] will come |
| 40 | aš₂-šum₂ pi-qit₂-te ša LUGAL <ša> | If the request of the king |
| 41 | EN{⸢li} iš⸣-pu-ra-a-ni ⸢pi-qit₂⸣-ta-ma | my lord wrote me, and |
| 42 | u₄-ma ṭe₂-[ma x x] i-ša-⸢ka⸣-an | When you hear, ... will come up for you |
| 43 | i+na [x x] x x x x tu ⸢x⸣ ma su | in ... ... |
| t.e. | ||
| 44 | x [...] ⸢pi⸣-qit₂-ta | ... from epī-qitta |
| 45 | ma [...]-ni ⸢LUGAL⸣ | ... his kingship |
| 46 | x [...] x | |
| l.e. | ||
| 47 | U₄ 21KAM₂ | 21st day. |
Sources & licences
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