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TCL 01, 001 (P386437)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386437 |
| Museum no. | AO 02704 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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}suen#-i#-din#-nam# qi2#-bi2#-ma | Speak to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | um-ma ha-am-mu#-ra#-pi2#-ma# | Thus Hammurapi: |
| 3 | {disz}s,il2-li2-esz18-dar {disz}ARAD2-{d}mar-tu | Ṣillī-Ištar, Warad-Amurru |
| 4 | u3 nu-ur2-{d}utu _sipa_ x x x | and Nur-Šamaš, shepherd of , |
| 5 | ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-du-ni-in-ni um-ma [szu-nu]-ma# | Thus they said: |
| 6 | _ka-bar-mesz_ sza qa2-ti-ni | the bronze of our hands |
| 7 | a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ il-qu2-[nim]-ma# | to soldiers they took, and |
| 8 | pu-ha-am u2-ul id-di-nu-ni-a-szi-[im] | the exchange he did not give to her |
| 9 | ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-du-ni-in-[ni] | thus he made me bow down |
| 10 | _dub ka-bar-mesz_ sza# i-na _dub_ x x x | A tablet of bronze which in the tablet ... |
| 11 | in-na-me-er-ma | he saw, and |
| 12 | {disz}a-hi-ia-a _dumu#_ du10-ab-[x x x] | Ahiya son of Duab- |
| 13 | _dah_ si2-ia-tum _szesz-ni_ | adjoining Siyatum, his brother |
| 14 | [{disz}]{d}utu-ha-zi-ir _dumu#_ x x | Šamaš-hazir, son of |
| 15 | _iri_ ka-ri-su{ki} | the city of Karisu |
| 16 | [x x] x x _dumu_ {d}suen-da-a-[a-an] | ... son of Sîn-dayyān |
| 17 | [_dah_ x x x x]-NI _sza3 sipa ab2 hi-a_ | adjoining ..., in the shepherd's household of the cows; |
| 18 | [3(disz)] _na-gada_ s,il2-li2-esz18-dar | 3 fat-tailed sheep of Ṣillī-Ishtar |
| 19 | [x x] x _dumu_ ta-ri-bu-um# | ... son of Tarībum |
| 20 | _iri_ a-bi-di-i-ir{ki} | the city Abidir |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}x-x]-esz18-dar _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir | -Ištar, son of Sîn-magir |
| 2 | [_dah_ x-x]-rum _szesz-ni_ isz-ku-un-{d}utu{ki} | adjoining ...-rum, his brother, Iškun-Sîn |
| 3 | [{disz}x-x]-ma-gir _dumu_ nu-ra-tum | -magir, son of Nuratum |
| 4 | [_dah_ x]-x-ma-gir _szesz-ni_ | adjoining ...-magir, his brother; |
| 5 | [{disz}]in-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ {d}suen-[x-x] | Inbi-ilišu, son of Sîn- |
| 6 | _dah#_ dingir-szu-na-s,i-ir _szesz-ni_ | companion of Ilshu-nashir, his brother. |
| 7 | 3(disz) _erin2_ um-ma-tim _nig2-szu_ dingir-szu-x [x x] | 3 labor-troops, ummātum-workers, under the command of Ilu-šu-..., |
| 8 | {disz}[il3]-a-ba-ha-s,i2-ir _dumu_ ha-bil2-ke-nu-um | Ilaba-haṣir, son of Ḫabil-kēnum |
| 9 | [_dah_ x-x]-x-er3-ra _szesz-ni_ {iri}a-ha-[nu-ta]{ki} | adjoining ...-Erra, brother of Aḫanuta |
| 10 | 3(disz) _na-gada_ ARAD2-{d}mar-tu | 3 (mana wool for) Nagada, Warad-Amurrum |
| 11 | {disz}a-bi-ia-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-x | Abiyatum, son of Sîn- |
| 12 | _dah#_ esz18-dar-dingir _szesz-ni_ ka-ri#-[su{ki}] | adjoining Ištar-ilī, brother of Karisu |
| 13 | 1(disz) _na-gada_ nu-ur2-{d}utu | 1 fat-tailed sheep, Nūr-šamaš, |
| 14 | i-na _dub e2-gal_ ki-a-am sza-t,e4-er | According to the tablet of the palace, written as follows: |
| 15 | _ka-bar-mesz_ szu-nu-[ti] | these bronze vessels |
| 16 | ki-ma i-na _dub e2-gal_ sza-at,-ru | Written according to the tablet of the palace. |
| 17 | a-pu-ul-szu-nu-ti | I imposed upon them. |
| 18 | u3 wa-ar-ka-at hi-bi-il-ti-szu-nu | and afterwards their debts |
| 19 | pu-ru-us2-ma | he swore, and |
| 20 | hi-bi-il-ta-szu-nu te-er-szu-nu-szi-im | Return their debts to them. |
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