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TCBI 2/2, 53 (P381707)
Letter, Ur III, Nippur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TCBI 2/2, 53 |
|---|---|
| ID | P381707 |
| Museum no. | BdI C 29 |
| 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 | ARADdam |
| 2 | szesz-ga2 | of my brother |
| 3 | u3-na-a-du11 | he said to him |
| 4 | uruda bu3-u2-gu | copper ... |
| 5 | i3-da-tuku-a | Idatukua |
| 6 | iti sig4-a | month "Bricks," |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4#? ba-zal-la | when the day passed |
| 2 | [he2]-na#-ab-szum2-mu | may he give to him. |
| 3 | [szu] he2#-na-ab-us2#-e | he shall hold for him. |
| 4 | mu-mu-sze3 sza3 he2-ni-dab5{ab} | to my name I seized. |
| 5 | a-du-ni-am3 | was his father. |
| 6 | tukum?-bi uruda nu-mu-na-tak4 | If he does not cast copper, |
| left | ||
| 1 | ga-na-du | I want to say |
Sources & licences
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