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TCL 01, 004 (P386440)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386440 |
| Museum no. | AO 04615 |
| 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 _dumu_ i3-li2-ka-ak-ka-bi | to the son of Ilī-kakkabi |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma sa-am-su-i-lu-na-ma | Thus Samsu-iluna: |
| 4 | {disz}na-ki-mu-um u3 pa-lu-u2-um | Nakimum and Palûm |
| 5 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ia u2-sze-ri-bu-nim-ma | they brought me into my presence, and |
| 6 | asz-szum _u8 udu hi-a_ sza qa2-ti-ka ha-sa-nim | Concerning the sheep and goats that are in your hand, the haruspex |
| 7 | i-na sza-di-im e-ma ri-tum | in the mountains wherever |
| 8 | i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | there is |
| 9 | i-zu-uz-zi2-im-ma | he stood, and |
| 10 | _u8 udu hi-a_ szi-na-ti | those ewes and sheep |
| 11 | szu-ul-lu-mi-im | to complete |
| 12 | u2-wa-e-er-szu-nu-ti | he shall redeem them. |
| 13 | a-nu-um-ma _1(disz) ra2-gaba lu2-kas4-e_ | Herewith, 1 courier, |
| 14 | u3 _aga-us2-sag_ | and the eunuch |
| 15 | at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent. |
| 16 | ki-ma is-sa3-an-qu2-ni-ik-kum | like he has plundered you, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pa-ni _1(disz) me 1(u) 1(disz) u8 udu hi-a_ | the face: 101 ewes, sheep and goats |
| 2 | sza qa2-ti-ka | of your hand |
| 3 | s,a-ba-at | seized |
| 4 | a-na ma-har na-ki-mu-um u3 pa-lu-u2-um | before Nakimum and Palûm |
| 5 | a-li-ik-ma | went, and |
| 6 | _u8 udu hi-a_ szi-na-ti | those ewes and sheep |
| 7 | ki-ma u2-wa-e-ru-szu-nu-ti | as he had made them enter, |
| 8 | i-na sza-di-im | in the mountains |
| 9 | a-szar ri-tum i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | where there is a curse |
| 10 | li-iz-zi-iz | may he stand. |
| 11 | _1(gesz2) 6(disz) u8 hi-a_ um-ma-at _sila4 hi-a_ | 66 ewes, the mother of the cows, |
| 12 | _ib2-tak4 u8 udu hi-a_ sza qa2-ti-ka | the sheep and goats in your hands |
| 13 | a-na a-al _bad3# didli#_ a-szar# _in#-nu_ | to the outskirts of the city wall, where there is sleep |
| 14 | u3 _gi-zi had2-DU_ ta-ak-ku-mu | and reed bundles of takkû-flour |
| 15 | szu-ri-ib-ma | send, and |
| 16 | bu-ul-li-is-si2-na-ti | “Bullissināti, |
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