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OECT 03, 01 (P384863)

Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

English translation

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Line	English
obverse 1	To Šamaš-ḫazir
obverse 2	speak,
obverse 3	thus Hammurapi:
obverse 4	Ilī-ippalsam, the shepherd,
obverse 5	thus informed me, as follows that one:
obverse 6	A field of 3 bur3, which through a sealed document of my lord
obverse 7	was given (lit. sealed) to me—
obverse 8	4 years ago Etel-pî-Marduk took it away from me, and
obverse 9	its barley regularly takes.
obverse 10	Further, Sîn-iddinam I informed,
obverse 11	but it was not returned to me;
obverse 12	Thus he (Ilī-ippalsam) informed me.
obverse 13	To Sîn-iddinam I (now) have written.
obverse 14	If, as that Ilī-ippalsam
obverse 15	said,
obverse 16	a field of 3 bur3, which in the palace
obverse 17	was given (lit. sealed) to him,
reverse 1	Etel-pî-Marduk 4 years ago took away, and
reverse 2	is ‘eating,′
reverse 3	then a more sickening case
reverse 4	does not exist.
reverse 5	With this matter
reverse 6	deal well, and
reverse 7	the field that according to the wording of the sealed document
reverse 8	in the palace was sealed for him,
reverse 9	to Ili-ippalsam have returned.
reverse 10	Further, the barley that for 4 years
reverse 11	on that field Etel-pî-Marduk
reverse 12	has been taking regularly,
reverse 13	through the divine weapon investigate, and
reverse 14	to Ilī-ippalsam, the shepherd,
reverse 15	give!
reverse 16	Further, a report regarding this litigation
reverse 17	send here!

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse
1	a-na {d}utu-ha-zi-ir
2	qi2-bi2-ma
3	um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma
4	{disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _sipa_
5	ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni um-ma szu-ma
6	_3(bur3) asza5{a-sza3}_ sza i-na ka-ni-ik be-li2-ia
7	ka-an-kam
8	isz-tu _mu 4(disz)-kam_ {disz}e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk i-ki-ma-an-ni-ma
9	_sze_-szu il-te-ne-eq-qi2
10	u3 {d}suen-i-din-nam u2-lam-mi-id-ma
11	u2-ul u2-te-er-ru-nim
12	ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni
13	a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam asz-tap-ra-am
14	szum-ma ki-ma i3-li2-ip-pa-sa3-am szu-u2
15	iq-bu-u2
16	_3(bur3) asza5{a-sza3}_ sza i-na _e2-gal_
17	ka-an-ku-szum
reverse
1	{d}e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk isz-tu _mu 4(disz)-kam_ il-qe2-e-ma
2	i-ik-ka-al
3	e-li-sza a-wa-tum# ma-ru-usz-tum
4	u2-ul i#-ba-asz-szi
5	wa-ar-ka-at a-wa-tim szu-a-ti
6	dam-qi2-isz pu-ur-sa-ma
7	_a-sza3#_-am sza pi2-i ka-ni-ki-im
8	sza i-na _e2-gal_ ik-ka#-an-ku-szum
9	a-na i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am te-er-ra#
10	u3 _sze_-am sza isz-tu _mu 4(disz)-kam_
11	i-na _a-sza3_ szu-a-ti {disz}e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk
12	il-te-eq-qu2-u2
13	i#-na# _{gesz}tukul_ sza _dingir_ bi-ir-ra-ma
14	a-na i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _sipa_
15	id-na
16	u3 te4-em di-nim szu-a#-ti#
17	szu-up-ra-nim#

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