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CT 29, pl. 17, BM 012819 (P365952)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 17, BM 012819 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365952 |
| Museum no. | BM 012819 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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 | a-na be-li2-ia qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my lord! |
| 2 | um-ma a-wi-il-dingir _sag-ARAD_-ka-ma | Thus Awīl-ilum, your servant: |
| 3 | asz-szum _i7_ {d}nin-gir2-su-he2-gal2 | concerning the Ninĝirsu-hegal canal |
| 4 | sza be-li2 he-ri-a-sza iq-bu-u2 | which my lord said in her extispicy, |
| 5 | {disz}a-wi-il-{d}suen _sag-ARAD_ be-li2-ia | Awīl-Sîn, the slave of my lord |
| 6 | _sahar hi-a_ isz-du-ud-ma | he heaped up the soil and |
| 7 | _4(bur'u) 4(bur3) GAN2 sahar hi-a i7_ {d}nin-gir2-su-he2-gal2 | 44 bur3 field area, dust from the river Ningirsu-hegal |
| 8 | _erin2-mesz iri didli-bi{ki}_ sza i-na _gu2 i7_ {d}nin-gir2-su-he2-gal2 | the troops of the whole city, who on the bank of the river Ningirsu-hegal |
| 9 | i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | there is |
| 10 | _sahar hi-a_ ka-sza-da-am u2-ul i-le-hu-u2 | the clay of the kašadām-festival shall not be removed. |
| 11 | _iri didli-bi{ki}_ a-hu-tum sza qa2-[ti]-ia# | the various cities of Aḫutum in my hand |
| 12 | sza i-nu-u2-ma s,i2-bu-ti# | who at that time the ṣibtu |
| 13 | _iri didli-bi{ki} gu2 i7_ {d}nin#-gir2#-su-he2-gal2 | the various cities on the bank of the Ningirsu-hegal canal |
| 14 | ta-ap-pu-su2#-[nu] i#-[la-ku] | They will eat what you eat. |
| 15 | a-na ta-ap-pu-tim# | for the tappūtum |
| 16 | a-la-ki-im | to go |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam _sag-ARAD_ be#-[li2-ia] | To Sîn-iddinam, the eunuch of my lord |
| 2 | aq-bi-ma | I said, and |
| 3 | u2-ul i-gu-ra-an-ni | he shall not charge me. |
| 4 | be-li2 a-na {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam _sag-ARAD_ be-[li2]-ia# | my lord to Sîn-iddinam, my eunuch servant |
| 5 | li-isz-pur-ra-am-ma | send me, and |
| 6 | _iri didli-bi{ki}_ a-hu-tum | the various cities of Aḫūtum |
| 7 | ta-ap-pu-ti li-il-li-ku | They should go to the tāpputu-festival. |
| 8 | _ensi2-mesz_ te-qi2-tam | governors of the estate |
| 9 | la i-ra-asz-szu-u2 | they shall not raise a claim |
| 10 | u3 _aga-us2-mesz_ i-na ba!(ZI2)-ab ka-re-e | and soldiers from the granary |
| 11 | la i-za-az-zu | they shall not stand. |
| 12 | be-li2 li-iq-bi-i-ma | my lord should command, and |
| 13 | _sahar hi-a_ li-ik-ka-asz-du | may the earth be covered with dust. |
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