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TCBI 2/2, 50 (P381704)
Letter, Ur III, Nippur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TCBI 2/2, 50 |
|---|---|
| ID | P381704 |
| Museum no. | BdI C 11 |
| Collection | Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 | ARAD2-dam#-ra | ARADdamra |
| 2 | u3-na#-[a?]-du11# | he said to him |
| 3 | e2-[x]-x-ra | for the ... house |
| 4 | mu-mu-sze3 | to my name |
| 5 | szu# he2#-na-ni-szum2#-e | may he give to him |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ezem iri-kam | It is the festival of the city |
| 2 | DU-i3-li2-am? | DU-ilam(?) |
| 3 | nam-gala-sze3 | for the office of chief steward |
| 4 | ma-DU | |
| 5 | iti szu-numun-a | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 6 | mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul | year: “The land of Zabšali was destroyed. |
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