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TCL 01, 016 (P386452)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386452 |
| Museum no. | AO 01774 |
| 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# e-ri-ib-_{d}suen#_ | to Erīb-Sîn |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um]-ma# be-le-su2-nu | Thus Belessunu |
| 4 | [a]-ha#-at-ka-ma | I have seized you, and |
| 5 | _{d}utu_ u3 {d}a-a asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Aya concerning me |
| 6 | li-ba-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive! |
| 7 | s,u2-ha-ra-a-tim | ṣuḫarātum |
| 8 | ar-hi-isz li-li-ka-ni-im | quickly come to me! |
| 9 | i-na s,i2-ba-ti-szi-na | in their womb |
| 10 | a-ma-at | a word |
| 11 | szi-we-ri sza _ku3-sig17_ | a gold šiwiru-vessel |
| 12 | lu sza-ak-na | be placed. |
| reverse | ||
| 13 | u3 _5(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and 5 minas of silver |
| 14 | szi-we-ri | |
| 15 | szu-uk-na-asz-szi | establish for her. |
| 16 | ni-di-it ap#-pi-im | “Lion of the Apsû |
| 17 | u2-la-szu | he shall pay. |
| 18 | id-na-asz-szi-im | he will give her. |
| 19 | al-ka-am-ma | come, and |
| 20 | _a-sza3 u3 {gesz}kiri6_ | field and orchard |
| 21 | szu#-ur-szi-a-ne2-ti | šuršianēti |
| 22 | [{mi2}]sza#-at-_{d}utu_ | Shat-Šamaš |
| 23 | [x] x x-ma-a | ... me |
| 24 | [t,u2]-ur-da-am | ṭurdam |
| 25 | ap-pu-tum | Apputum, |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x]-re#-e-tim | ...s |
| 2 | [x x x x] ma#-ar-s,a-a-ku | ...... I am afraid |
| 3 | [x x x x] a-na _{d}utu_ id-na-a | gave to Šamaš |
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