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TCL 01, 027 (P386463)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 027 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386463 |
| Museum no. | AO 04420 |
| 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 ta-ri-bu-sza | to Taribuša |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma bu-na-nu-szu-ma | Bunanušu (speaks) thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | asz-szum {disz}a-wi-il-{d}suen | Concerning Awīl-Sîn |
| 7 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | which you wrote me |
| 8 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 9 | tu-pa-am u2-sza-bi-lam-ma | he sent a message, and |
| 10 | pa-na-am# u2-li-szu | before Ulušu |
| 11 | asz#-szum _a-sza3_-im sza na-di-tim# | Concerning the field of Naditum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-a-am ma-la ma-s,u2 | barley as much as there is |
| 2 | sza-ni-isz zu-u2-zi | alternatively, zūzi |
| 3 | sze-a-am _1(barig) 4(ban2) sze_ a-hi-tam-ma | barley, 1 barig 4 ban2 is the additional barley. |
| 4 | szu-ku-un! szum-ma a-wa-tum | If a word |
| 5 | la im-ta-ag-ra-ka | does not change you, |
| 6 | a-di a-la-kam _sze 1/2(disz) sila3_ | until I go the barley 1/2 sila3 |
| 7 | la i-la-pa-at | he shall not be negligent. |
| 8 | szu-lu-um-ka li-il-<li>-kam | May your well-being come to an end! |
| 9 | u3 szu-lu-um da-qa2-tim | and šulû-disease |
| 10 | li-il-<li>-kam | May it come to an end! |
| 11 | {disz}ma-an-nu-um-ba-lu-{d}utu# | Mannum-balu-Šamaš |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _u4 5(disz)-kam_ ri-iq szu-ma | The 5th day is favourable. |
| 2 | ut,-t,e4-tam an-ni-a-am | This uṭetam |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | u3 an-ni-<a-am> li-ik-mi-sa-am# | and this may he achieve. |
Sources & licences
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