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TCL 07, 020 (P386013)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 07, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386013 |
| Museum no. | AO 08617 |
| 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}ig-mil-{d}suen | Igmil-Suen |
| 5 | ki-a-am isz-pur-am um-ma szu-ma | he wrote to me thus: |
| 6 | ki-ma be-li2 u2-wa-e-ra-an-ni | When my lord has entrusted me, |
| 7 | _{gesz}tir hi-a_ sza a-na ap-li-IA-u2-um | a forest which to Aplīyum |
| 8 | u3 {d}suen-ma-gir# | and Sin-magir |
| 9 | pa-aq-da a-mu-ur-ma | I saw the deed. |
| 10 | [i-na] _{gesz#}tir# hi-a_ szi-na-ti _gesz hi-a_ nu-uk-ku-su | in a different forest I cut down the trees |
| 11 | [ma-am-ma]-an# u2-ul i-na-as,-s,a-ar-szi-na-ti | nobody will keep them alive. |
| 12 | [ki-a-am isz]-pur#-ra-am | he wrote to me thus: |
| 13 | [tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na] a-ma-ri-im | this tablet at the time of writing |
| 14 | [...] _{gesz#}tir# hi-a_ | ... a forest |
| 15 | [...] | |
| 16 | [...] {d}suen#-[ma-gir] | ... Sîn-magir |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ar-hi]-isz | quickly |
| 2 | [qi2-bi-szu]-nu#-szi-im-ma | speak to them, and |
| 3 | [_{gesz}tir hi-a_ sza ip]-pa-aq-qi2-du-szu-nu-szi-im | the forest which he had planted for them |
| 4 | li#-is,#-s,u2-ru | may they guard. |
| 5 | u3 _gesz hi-a_ sza in-na-ak-su | and the trees that he cut |
| 6 | _en-nu {gesz}tir hi-a_ | the guard of the forest |
| 7 | ik-ki-su-u2 | they cut off. |
| 8 | i-na qa2-tim a-hi-tim | in the middle of the other side |
| 9 | in-na-ak-su-u2 | they shall cut off. |
| 10 | wa-ar-ka-tam pu-ru-us2-ma | After that, he will make a decision. |
| 11 | t,e4-ma-am ga-am-ra-am | I want to give a report. |
| 12 | szu-up-ra-am | send! |
Sources & licences
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