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TCL 01, 025 (P386461)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 025 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386461 |
| Museum no. | AO 01728 |
| 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 be-el-ta-ni | to Bēltani |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma szu-mu-li-s,i2-ma | Thus Šumuliṣi: |
| 4 | ad#-ma-ti ta-zi-im-ta-ki | Your words of encouragement |
| 5 | i-ta-ak-la-an-ni | has sinned against me |
| 6 | u2-lu i-na pa-ni-ki | or in your presence |
| 7 | mu-tu-um li-it-ba-la-an-ni | May my husband keep me alive! |
| 8 | wa-ar-ka-tam u2-ul ta-ap-ru-si | After that, you did not send word. |
| 9 | _geme2_-ki u2-ul ta-qi2-pi2-i | your slave woman, you shall not raise |
| 10 | s,a-ab-ta-ti-ma | seized, and |
| 11 | ma-ha-ar be-li-ki | before your lord |
| 12 | u3 be-el-ti-ki | and your lady |
| 13 | tu-na-za-mi-in-ni | you have made clear to me, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ad-ma-ti u2-mi-im | the lord of destinies |
| 2 | ta-zi-im-ta-ki | your radiance |
| 3 | i-ta-ak-la-an-ni | has sinned against me |
| 4 | szum-ma i-na qa2-ti-ia | If in my hand |
| 5 | u3 i-na _e2_-ti-ia | and in my house |
| 6 | [i]-ba#-asz-szi-ma | there is, and |
| 7 | [lu] a#-pa-qi2-id-ki | I have appointed you. |
| 8 | [be]-el#-ki u3 be-le-et-ki | Your lady and your lady |
| 9 | [a]-ap#-pa-al | I will inspect. |
| 10 | [x x (x)] x-ti a-ze-er-ki | ... I am afraid |
| 11 | _geme2#_ lu ka-ia-na-at-ma | a slave woman shall be bound, and |
| 12 | bi-il!(AL)-tum lu ka-ia-na-at | “It is a flood, be it a constant. |
| 13 | {d}a-a-ti-la-ti | Ayatilati |
| 14 | ma#-ar-s,a-at-ma | he is ill and |
| 15 | bi-il!(AL)-tam u2-ul i-sza-qi2 | He will not raise a claim. |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [asz]-szum {disz}ka-ni-ia | Concerning Kaniya |
| 2 | sza ta-asz-pu#-ri-im | of which you wrote |
| 3 | um-ma [at-ti-ma] | Thus you: |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | ki-ma _1(u) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | instead of 10 minas of silver |
| 2 | sza a-bu-sza la i-du | that her father did not know, |
| 3 | a-di bu-szi-ki it-ta-[x-x]-x-al | as far as your property ... |
Sources & licences
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