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RIME 4.34.01.01, ex. 01 (P347968)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Alalakh · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.34.01.01, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P347968 |
| Museum no. | BM 131446 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Alalakh (mod. Tell Açana/Atshana) |
| Coordinates | 36.2377, 36.3842 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | i-nu-ma ah-hu-szu {disz}ab-ba-il3 be-el-szu-nu ib-ba-al-ki-tu | When his brothers Abba-il, their lord, had fled, |
| 2 | {disz}ab-ba-il3 _lugal_-ru# [i]-na tu#-ku#-ul#-[ti] {d}iszkur | Abba-il, the king, with the support of Adad |
| 3 | {d}he2-pat2 u3 _{gesz}szukur_ [... sza {d}esz18-dar] a-na _iri_ ir-ri-de{ki} il-lik-ma | Hepat and the weapon of Ištar went to the city of Irride and |
| 4 | _iri_ ir-ri-de{ki} is,-ba#-at# [u3] s,a#-ab-szu ik-szu-ud | the city of Irride seized, and his capture he achieved. |
| 5 | i-na u4#-mi-szu {munus}[ab]-ba-il3# a-na pu-ha-at | At that time, Abba-il to the responsibility |
| 6 | _iri_ ir-ri-de{ki#} sza# a-bi#-szu# id#-di-na-am | the city Irride, which his father gave to me |
| 7 | i-na na-ra-[am] li-ib-bi-szu _iri_ a-la-la-ah{ki} | by his beloved heart the city Alalaḫ |
| 8 | i#-id#-di-in4 u3# [i]-na u4-mi-szu {disz}ia-ri-im#-li-im | and at that time Iarim-Līm |
| 9 | _dumu#_ [{disz}ha-am-mu]-ra-pi2 _ARAD_ {disz}ab-ba-il3 [_alan_-szu] | son of Hammurapi, servant of Abba-il. His statue |
| 10 | [a-na _e2_] {d#}esz18-dar u2-sze-li | to the temple of Ištar he brought |
| 11 | [... {disz}ab]-ba-il3 sza ia-ri-im-li-im | Abba-il of Yarim-Līm |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | x [...] a#-la#-am pu-ha-at a-li-im | ... the city, the center of the city |
| 2 | id#-di#-na#-asz#-szu sza a-wa-at ab-ba-il3 i-pu-szu | who the word of Abba-il made |
| 3 | u2-na-ak-ka-ru a-na ia-ri-im-li-im | they will cut off. To Yarim-Līm |
| 4 | u3 pi2-ir-hi-szu u2-la-am-ma-nu | and his sons they shall pay. |
| 5 | {d}iszkur i-na _{gesz}tukul_ sza qa-ti-szu li-ih-bu-us-su | May Adad with the weapon of his hand be angry with him. |
| 6 | {d}he2-pat2 {d}esz18-dar _{gesz}szukur_-szu li-isz-bi-ir | May Hepat and Ištar his weapon break |
| 7 | {d}esz18-dar a-na qa-ti mu-ka-asz-szi-di-szu li-ma-al-li-szu | Ištar, in the hand of the one who binds him may he satisfy him. |
| 8 | {d}esz18-dar _sag-ur-sag_ pa-ra-u2-ra-am | Ištar, the mighty warrior, |
| 9 | i-na bi-ir-ki-szu li-te-eb-bi | May he be reconciled with him. |
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