TCL 01, 019 (P386455)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386455 |
| Museum no. | AO 04620 |
| 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}suen-ma-[gir] | to Sîn-magir |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma na-bi-{d}en-lil2-ma | Thus Nabi-Enlil: |
| 4 | an-{d}inanna u3 {d}na-na-a | An-Inanna and Nanaya |
| 5 | asz-szum-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi-im | Because of me, every day |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 7 | _3(ban2) zi3-sag#-gu2?_ | 3 ban2 of first-quality flour |
| 8 | _3(ban2) zi3#-gu# sig-ga_ | 3 ban2 of coarse flour |
| 9 | ma-as,-ha-ti | |
| 10 | a-na an-{d}inanna | To An-Inanna |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}{d}na-na-a u3 {d}ka-ni-sur-ra be-le-ti-ia | Nanaya and Kanisura my lady |
| 2 | usz-ta-bi-la-ak-ku-um | I sent to you. |
| 3 | _1(ban2) zi3-gu_ a-na {disz}ni-id-ni-esz18-dar | 1 ban2 of flour for Nidni-Ištar |
| 4 | sza {d}ka-ni-sur-ra i-di-in | of Kanisura gave |
| 5 | si-si-ik-ta-am | a scepter |
| 6 | u3 me-he-er tup-pi2-im | and the remainder of the tablet |
| 7 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| 8 | a-na pi2-it ba-bi-im | to the opening of the gate |
| 9 | a-la-ka-ak-ku-um | to Alakakum |
| 10 | ma-ha-ar an-{d}inanna# | in the presence of An-Inanna |
| 11 | u3 {d}na-na-a be-le#-ti-ia ku-ur-ba-am | and Nanāya, my mistress, I seized. |
| left | ||
| 1 | isz-tu i-na-an-ni _u4 1(u)-kam_ | from now, the 10th day |
| 2 | {disz}hu-szu-tum a-t,a-ra-da-ak-ku-um# | Ḫušūtum, I am constantly frightened |
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