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TCL 01, 029 (P386465)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386465 |
| Museum no. | AO 04658 |
| 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 ha-bil-a-hi# qi2#-bi2-ma | Speak to Ḫabil-ahi, and |
| 2 | um-ma a-na-tum-ma | Thus Anatum: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi# | May Šamaš and Marduk forever be my friends. |
| 4 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 5 | asz-szum {disz}{d}nin-szubur-ta-ia-a-ar a-hi-ka | Concerning Ninšubur-tayyar your brother |
| 6 | a-na ta-ab-nu-uk{ki} al-li-ik-ma | to Tabnuk I went, and |
| 7 | di-ih-ti u2-ul i-sza-al-ma | a lawsuit he shall not hear, and |
| 8 | a-na s,e-e-er sza-pi2-ri-ia | to the foot of my mountain |
| 9 | at#-tu-ra-am | I returned. |
| 10 | a-li-ik i-di-ia ap-pu-na-ma | I went to my aid, and |
| 11 | i-mu-ur-szu is,-ba-as-su2-ma | he saw him, seized him, and |
| 12 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 13 | {disz}a-na-tum u3 ha-bil-a-hi | Anatum and Ḫil-aḫi, |
| 14 | i-li-id bi-tim ar-du-ia-a | who illuminates the houses of my enemies, |
| 15 | sza il-ki i-la-ku | of the ilku-duty they will go. |
| 16 | i-s,u2-u2-ma | they went out, and |
| 17 | ia-a-ti ta-as-sa3-na-hu-ra-ni-in-ni | You have kept me awake all day long. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}{d}nin-szubur-ta-ia-ar a-na a-li-ik i-di-ia | Ninšubur-tayyar to go with me |
| 2 | ki-a-am id-bu-ub | thus spoke |
| 3 | a-li-ik i-di-ia a-wa-tim sza id-bu-bu-szum | the word that he spoke to him, |
| 4 | u2-sza-an-ni-a-am-ma | he gave me, and |
| 5 | a-li-ik at-ra-asz-szu-u2-ma | I went to him, and |
| 6 | a-na _gal#-ukken-na_ ni-is-ni-iq-ma | let us go to the chief of the assembly, and |
| 7 | um-ma# [a]-na#-ku-u2-ma ma-an#-na-szu at-ta | Thus (says) I: "You are his mother." |
| 8 | sza isz-tu _mu 1(u)-kam_ ri-qa2-ta-a-ma | which from the 10th year were stolen and |
| 9 | u3 szu-u2-um-ni dam-qa2-am | and his name is good |
| 10 | i-na a-li-ni tu-ma-sa3-ku | in our city you will wash. |
| 11 | ma-har _gal-ukken_ ki-a-am ad-bu-ub-szum-ma | before the chief scribe I spoke thus to him: |
| 12 | _u4 4(disz)-kam_ i-na _e2 gal-ukken-na_ ak-la-szu | the 4th day, in the temple of the šangû-priest he performed (the ritual). |
| 13 | na-pi2-isz-tum i-t,i-ib-szum-ma | the life of he gave him, and |
| 14 | um-ma szu-u2-ma na-pi2-isz-tum | Thus (says) Nipištum. |
| 15 | qi2-in-ni la is-sa3-ap-pa-ah | my hand will not be loosened. |
| 16 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am-ma | he said thus: |
| 17 | li-ib-bi i-re-em-szu-ma | (Sum) The heart of the lord, his heart rejoices (Akk) He rejoices at his heart and |
| 18 | usz-te-s,i#-szu | he had brought out |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [x] x {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am ma-ri-ia# | Sîn-iqīšam, my son |
| 2 | u2-ul a-al-la-ka-ak-kum | I will not come to you. |
| 3 | a-ra-an szu-um-ni dam-qa2-am | whose name is good |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | [i]-na# a-li-ni u2-ma#-sa3-ku | in our city I am smitten. |
| 2 | u3 a-na-ku a-ma-asz-szi um-ma a-na-ku-ma | And I myself, saying: "I myself |
| 3 | szi-ip# ra-ma-ni-szu ha-ra-na i-la-ak | He will go to his own destiny. |
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