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TCL 07, 008 (P386001)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 07, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386001 |
| Museum no. | AO 08316 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| 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 {d}utu-ha-zi-ir | To Šamaš-hazir |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | asz-szum _dumu-mesz ensi2-mesz_ | concerning the sons of the governors |
| 5 | sza i-na _ka2 e2-gal_ | which at the gate of the palace |
| 6 | iz-za-zu | they stood. |
| 7 | _a-sza3_-im a-pa-li-im | field Apalim |
| 8 | isz-sza-ap-ra-ak-kum | has written to you |
| 9 | a-na mi-nim a-di i-na-an-na | Why, until now |
| 10 | la ta-pu-ul-szu-nu-ti | do not abandon them!” |
| 11 | a-nu-um-ma ri-mi-ia | Now, my love |
| 12 | {disz}a-na-s,il2-li2-szu-e-mi-id | Ana-ṣillī-emid, |
| 13 | u3 i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am | and Ilī-ippalsam, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent. |
| 2 | a-na pi2-i _dub_ i-si-ih-tim | according to the wording of a sealed tablet |
| 3 | sza u2-sza-bi#-la#-ak-kum | which he sent to you |
| 4 | _dumu-mesz ensi2-mesz_ | sons of the governors |
| 5 | sza i-na _ka2 e2-gal_ | which at the gate of the palace |
| 6 | iz-za-az-zu | he will stand. |
| 7 | _a-sza3_-am a-pu-ul | a field I cultivated |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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