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TCL 01, 008 (P386444)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386444 |
| Museum no. | AO 01631 |
| 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 x x x x x x x] | to ...... |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma] sa-am-su-di-ta-na-ma | Thus Samsu-ditana: |
| 4 | sza# ta-asz-pu-ra-nim um-ma at-tu-nu-ma | As to what you wrote to me: "You are |
| 5 | [sze]-um# sza i-na er-s,e-et zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum | barley that in the territory of Sippar-Yaḫrum |
| 6 | ib#-ba-szu-u2 | they erected |
| 7 | i-na pa-ni _erin2 lu2-kur2_ i-na ki-di a-na na-de-e u2-ul na-t,u2 | in the presence of the troops of a hostile enemy, in the cult center, they were not able to smite. |
| 8 | be-el-ni li-iq-bi | our lord may command. |
| 9 | t,e4-mu-um li-isz-sza-ap-ra-an-ni-a-szi-im | let him send me a report. |
| 10 | _abul_ {d}utu li-ip-pe2-ti-ma | may the city gate of Šamaš be opened, and |
| 11 | sze-um szu-u2 a-na li-ib-bi a-lim li-ru-ub | This barley should enter the heart of the important one. |
| 12 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-nim | that you wrote to me |
| 13 | ki-ma sze-um me-re-esz a-lim | like the barley of the cultivated fields of the city |
| 14 | i-na e-s,e-di uq-ta-ta-at-tu-u2 | (Sum) In the steppe, they shook (them) (Akk) They have smashed (their) limbs |
| 15 | _abul_ {d}utu pi2-ti-a-ma | the city gate of Šamaš opened, and |
| 16 | a-di sze-um me-re-esz a-lim uq-ta-at-tu-u2 | Until the barley is harvested, the bison will die. |
| 17 | _di-ku5-mesz_ szu-szi-ba-a-ma | Judges, place, and |
| 18 | a-na _abul_ na-s,a-ri-im la i-ig-gu-u2 | to the main gate of the guard did not agree |
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