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TCL 07, 011 (P386004)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 07, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386004 |
| Museum no. | AO 08314 |
| 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# qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Utu-hazir |
| 2 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 3 | sza-ad-da-aq-di-im _ra2-gaba-mesz lu2-ban_ | Šaddaqdim, the couriers, the šangû-official |
| 4 | a-na _a-sza3 hi-a_ szu-us,-bu-tim | to the field of the šuṣūtum |
| 5 | at,-ru-da-ak-kum | I have sent to you. |
| 6 | _iti 8(disz)-kam_ ma-ah-ri-ku-nu usz-bu-ma | the 8th month, they sat before you, and |
| 7 | _1(disz) lu2_ u2-ul ta-pu-la | 1 man you did not send, |
| 8 | sza-at-tam i-na zimbir{ki} | a year in Sippar |
| 9 | _ARAD2-mesz_ ka-lu-szu-nu usz-bu | all of them were servants. |
| 10 | u3 at-tu-nu ta-az-zi-za-ma | And you, stand, and |
| 11 | a-wi-le-e sza a-na _a-sza3_-im s,a-ba-tim | a man who to a field captured |
| 12 | i-re-ed-du-u2 | they shall recite. |
| 13 | a-na _a-sza3_ s,a-ba-tim u2-ki-in-nu | to the field of capture they established. |
| 14 | sza a-na _a-sza3_ s,a-ba-tim | that to the field of capture |
| 15 | la i-re-ed-du-u2 | they shall not be beaten. |
| 16 | a-na _sze-ba_ te-si-ha | to the barley you will measure out. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-na sza _ra2-gaba-mesz_ a-na _a-sza3_ s,a-ba-tim es-hu | and to the couriers for the field of the ṣabatum-offerings removed |
| 2 | a-pa-li-im | |
| 3 | ka-ni-kam te-zi-ba | You will leave the sealed document. |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma _ra2-gaba-mesz_ sza _a-sza3_ i-s,a-ab-ba-tu | Now, the couriers of the field will seize. |
| 5 | _ugula mar-tu-mesz_-szu-nu | foreman: their Amorite leaders |
| 6 | u3 a-pil2-i3-li2-szu _dumu e2-dub-ba_ | and Apil-ilišu, son of the scribal school |
| 7 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ku-nu at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent to you. |
| 8 | a-na pi2 i-si-ih-tim sza uk-ti-in-nu-szu-nu-szi#-im# | to the opening of the Isiḫtum canal, which he had given to them |
| 9 | _a-sza3_-am szu-us,-bi-ta-szu-nu-ti | a field of their own, |
| 10 | ar-hi-isz t,u2-ur-da-ni-isz-szu-nu-ti | quickly ṭurdanish them |
| 11 | u3 _dub a-sza3 hi-a_ sza tu-sza-as,-[bi]-tu#-szu-nu-ti | and a tablet concerning the field that you sent them. |
| 12 | szu-bi-la-nim | send to me! |
| 13 | _ra2-gaba-mesz_ szu-nu-ti ar-hi-isz | these couriers quickly |
| 14 | u2-ul ta-ap-pa-la-ma | you shall not look, and |
| 15 | ki-ma sza i-ta-a-am ra-bi-a-am | like that of a great river |
| 16 | te-ti-qa2 | you have passed, |
| 17 | pa-nu-ku-nu u2-ul ib-ba-ab-ba-lu | they will not be able to make peace with you. |
Sources & licences
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