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TCL 01, 026 (P386462)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 026 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386462 |
| Museum no. | AO 01674 |
| 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 li-pi2-it-{d}tiszpak | to Lipit-Tišpak |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma mu-na-wi-ir-tum-ma | Munahwirtum (speaks) thus: |
| 4 | be-li2 u3 be-el-ti | my lord and my lady |
| 5 | li-ba-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive! |
| 6 | ki-ma ba-ri-a-ku | like a pig |
| 7 | u2-ul aq-bi-ku-um | I did not tell you. |
| 8 | um-ma at-ta-a-ma | Thus you: |
| 9 | sze-am u3 _sze-gesz-i3_ | barley and sesame |
| 10 | u2-sza-ba-la-ki-im | I will send to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-nu-um-ma sze-am u3 _sze-gesz-i3_ | Now, barley and sesame |
| 2 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| 3 | u3 a-na {d}suen-re-me-ni | and to Sîn-remeni |
| 4 | u3 {d}tiszpak-ga-mil | and Tišpak-gamil |
| 5 | um-ma mu-na-wi-ir-tum-ma | Munahwirtum (speaks) thus: |
| 6 | be-li2 u3 be-el-ti | my lord and my lady |
| 7 | li-ba-li-t,u2-ku-nu-ti | may they keep you alive! |
| 8 | a-di-na-ni-ku-nu | I will give to you. |
| 9 | ba-ri-a-ku | I am smitten, |
| 10 | _1(asz) sze gur-ta-am3_ | 1 kor barley each |
| 11 | szu-bi-la-nim-ma | send me, and |
| 12 | lu-uk-ru-ba-ku-nu-szi-im | let me send to you. |
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