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TCL 01, 011 (P386447)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Girsu · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386447 |
| Museum no. | AO 04322 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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 be-li2-ri-im-i3-li2] | to Bēlī-rim-ilum |
| 2 | [qi2-bi2-ma] | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma] dam#-qi2-i3-li2-szu#-ma | thus Damqi-ilišu: |
| 4 | [asz-szum i]-bi#-ia-a sza ta-asz-pur-am | Concerning my face about which you wrote, |
| 5 | [a-na sze]-e-im ma-an-nu-um isz-si-szu | for barley, nobody with him |
| 6 | [sze-am ma]-ti-i-ma u2-ul i-sa3-an-ni-iq | barley at any time shall not be weighed out |
| 7 | [ki-a-am] aq-bi-szum um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma | thus I said to him: "I myself |
| 8 | [a-di] a-na gir2-su{ki} ta-al-la-ku | as far as Girsu you went |
| 9 | _ansze hi-a_ na-asz-pa-ak _1(u) gur_ | a donkey for the našpak-tax of 10 gur |
| 10 | lu-u2 na-asz-pa-ak _2(u) gur sze_ s,i-mi-id-ma | or a gift 20 gur of barley is measured out, and |
| 11 | a-na _iri_ e2-{d}bil-gi{ki!} t,u3-ru-ud-ma | to the city of E-bilgi returned, and |
| 12 | ki-ma ta-at,-t,a-ar-du | like you have sinned |
| 13 | {disz}ku-ub-bu-tum t,u3-ur-dam-ma | Kubbutum is to be returned, and |
| 14 | lu-ul-li-kam-ma | let me come, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-a-am a-na qa2-ti be-li2-ri-im-i3-li2 | barley in the hand of Belī-rim-ili, |
| 2 | lu-sza-an-ni | may he make me shine. |
| 3 | ki-a-am aq-bi-szum | thus I said to him: |
| 4 | a-na sze-e-im ma-da-di-im | to the barley of the lands |
| 5 | [u3] _e2-i3-dub-mesz_ szu-un-ne2-[e]-em# | and the taverns are placed. |
| 6 | [{disz}]i-bi-ia-a ma-an-nu-um isz-si#-szu# | Ibbiya, who is with him? |
| 7 | [tup]-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri-im | this tablet at the time |
| 8 | [_ansze] hi-a_ s,i-im-dam-ma | a donkey rented, and |
| 9 | [u3] at#-ta it-ti-szu-nu a-na _iri_ e2-{d}bil-gi{ki} | and you with them to the city of Ebilgi |
| 10 | [al]-kam-ma | It is the first. |
| 11 | [sze-a-am] szu#-a-ti a-na qa2-ti-i-ka | that barley into your hands |
| 12 | [lu-sza]-an-ni [x x] | let him give me ... |
Sources & licences
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