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TCL 07, 018 (P386011)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 07, 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386011 |
| Museum no. | AO 08317 |
| 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 | {disz}{d}nanna#-[tum] ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am um-ma szu-ma | Nannatum said thus: |
| 5 | i-na _a-sza3 gu2-un_-ia | from the field of my talents |
| 6 | _a-sza3_-um ma-du-um-ma u2-ul im-ku-ur | the field much he did not harvest. |
| 7 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am | he said thus: |
| 8 | a-na _a-sza3 gu2-un nig2-szu_ {d}nanna-tum | for the field of talents, property of Nanna-tum |
| 9 | a-li-ik-ma | went, and |
| 10 | _a-sza3_-am sza a-na {d}nanna-tum | the field which to Nanna-tum |
| 11 | a-na _gu2-un_ na-ad-nu-ma | to the oxen given, and |
| 12 | a-na me-e e-lu-ma la im-ku-ru | (Sum) He did not turn into a pure water vessel (Akk) To the pure water that was not turned into water |
| 13 | a-mu-ur-ma | I saw and |
| 14 | i-na _a-sza3_-im sza a-ah _i7_ x [...] | in the field adjacent to the river ... ... |
| 15 | sza re-esz _e2-gal_ u2-ka#-[al-lu] | of the top of the palace they shall hold. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _a-sza3_-am ma-ak-ra#-[am ...] | a field is cultivated ... |
| 2 | sza la im-[ku-ru] | which he did not cut off |
| 3 | a-na {d}nanna-tum [i-di-in] | to Nannatum gave |
| 4 | a-na _sze gu2-un_-szu ne-me-et-tam la# i-ra#-asz-szi | to the barley of his talents he shall not raise a claim |
| 5 | _a-sza3_-am ma-ak-ra-am a-na {d}nanna-tum | a field is mine for Nanna-tum |
| 6 | u2-ul ta-na-ad-di-in | you will not give. |
| 7 | ne!-me!-et-tam i-ra-asz-szi-ma | “It is a dream, it is true!’ he cries out |
| 8 | hi-t,i3-it _gu2-un_-szu | a crime against his talent |
| 9 | i-na mu-uh2-hi-ka | on your account |
| 10 | isz-sza-ak-ka-an | he placed. |
Sources & licences
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