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TCL 01, 005 (P386441)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386441 |
| Museum no. | AO 03956 |
| 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}marduk-na-s,i-ir | to Marduk-nāṣir |
| 2 | u3 _sa12-du5-mesz i7_ im-gur-esz18-dar | and surveyors of the canal Imgur-Ištar |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma sa-am-su-i-lu-na-ma | Thus Samsu-iluna: |
| 5 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}iszkur _nig2-szu_ be-la-nu-um _ugula mar-tu_ | Ibni-Adad the property of Belanum the overseer of Amurru |
| 6 | _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ hi-is-sa3-tum | 2 eše3 field, meadow of Ḫissatum, |
| 7 | _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3 lugal_ | 2 iku field, royal meadow; |
| 8 | u3 _2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 ka2_ {d}za-ba4-ba4 | and 2 iku of field, orchard of the gate of Zababa |
| 9 | i-ta ku-un-nim{ki} | from Kunnim |
| 10 | _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 {gesz}kiri6_ | 1 bur3 of field, orchard |
| 11 | s,i-bi-is-su2 sza i-na _i7_ im-gur-esz18-dar s,a-ab-tu | his ṣibissu, who was captured in the river Imgur-Ištar, |
| 12 | id-di#-ma | gave, and |
| 13 | [pu-uh2 _a-sza3_] sza# id-du-u2 | the draining of the field that they dug |
| 14 | [_a-sza3_ i-na bad3-su]-mu#-la-el3{ki} | a field in Dur-Sumu-la-el |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | s,i-bi-it ib-ni-{d}iszkur sza id-du#-[u2] | the son-in-law of Ibni-Addu, whom he had built |
| 2' | a-na PI-li-i _lu2-elam-ma_ | to the Elamite |
| 3' | _nig2-szu_ be-la-nu-um _ugula mar-tu_ | property of Belanum, foreman of Amurru |
| 4' | id-na | gave. |
| 5' | u3 ni-bi _a-sza3 a-gar3_ u3 i-te-e | and the nībi of the field, meadow, and ditch |
| 6' | sza _a-sza3_ sza ta-na-ad-di-na-szum | of the field that you gave him |
| 7' | i-di-sza-am i-na tup-pi2-im szu-ut,-ra | Write it on a tablet. |
| 8' | pa-nam szu-ur-szi-a | in the presence of Šūršiya |
| 9' | szu-up-ra-nim-ma | send me, and |
| 10' | ka-ni-kum li-ik-ka-ni-ik-szum | May he seal it with a seal. |
Sources & licences
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