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TCL 01, 021 (P386457)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386457 |
| Museum no. | AO 01732 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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-ni-szu | to Marduk-nišu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma be-el-szu-nu-ma | thus their lord: |
| 4 | asz-szum 4(disz) _lu2_ hi-ri-tum{ki}-_mesz_ | Concerning the 4 men of Hiritum |
| 5 | sza ma-ah-ri-ka wa-asz-bu | who are in your presence, |
| 6 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 7 | _5(ban2) sze-am3_ dam-qa2-am | 5 seahs of good barley |
| 8 | i-di-isz-szu-nu-szi-im | gave to them |
| 9 | at-ta sze-a-am da-al-la-ma | You, the barley is plentiful. |
| 10 | ta-ad-di-szu-nu-szi-im | you gave to them. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _5(ban2) sze-am3_ dam-qa2-am# | 5 seahs of good barley |
| 2 | i-di-szu-nu-szi-im | with them |
| 3 | u3 ki-ma a-hi-szu-nu szi-ip-ra-am | and write me as their brother. |
| 4 | li-pu-szu | they should do. |
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