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TCL 01, 030 (P386466)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386466 |
| Museum no. | AO 03958 |
| 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 li]-pi2-it-e2-a | to Lipit-Ea |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma] {d}iszkur-ra-bi-ma | thus Adad-rabi: |
| 4 | [{d}utu u3] {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | [szum]-ma _erin2_ i-pa-at,-t,a2-ar-ma | If the troops are seized, and |
| 6 | [al]-la#-kam-ma u2-hi-in-ni-ia | I came, and he seized me |
| 7 | [a]-sza#-ak-ka-an _erin2_ u2-ul ip-t,u2-ur-ma | I shall place. The troops have not been released, and |
| 8 | [u2-ul] al-li-ka-ma | I did not come and |
| 9 | [u2-hi]-in#-ni-ia u2-ul asz-ku-un | I did not place it. |
| 10 | sza#-at#-ti-sza-am-ma e-ma a-sza-ka-nu-ka | That is why I ask you: |
| 11 | u2-ul at-ka-la-ak-ku | I will not hold back. |
| 12 | ni-zi-iq-tu-um-ma | “Seizing-of-the-mouth-disease’, |
| 13 | ma-ti-a-ma li-ib-bi u2-ul tu-na-pi2-isz | “Nobody will alter my heart’s desire. |
| 14 | [i]-na#-an-na a-na szu-ku-un-ne-e sza-ka#-[nim] | Now, set it up for the securing. |
| 15 | [u2]-wa#-e#-er-ka-ma | he will inform you, and |
| 16 | ta#-al-li-ik | to go |
| 17 | [a-nu]-um#-ma dingir-szu-ba-ni u3 a-wi-il-{d}iszkur | Now, Ilu-šubāni and Awil-Addu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | at,#-[t,a-ar]-da#-ak-ku | I have sent to you. |
| 2 | i-na [x x] x {d}marduk x x KI | in ... Marduk |
| 3 | [x x x x x] x x | |
| 4 | x [x x x x x x] | |
| 5 | i-na _{gesz}banesz_ {d}marduk#? u2#-hi#-in-ni | on the table of Marduk he planted me. |
| 6 | szu-ku-un _1(disz) sila3_ u2-hi-in-nu | 1 sila3 of juniper |
| 7 | la ip-pa-ra-ak-ku | they shall not release you. |
| 8 | ki-ma u2-hi-in-nu-u2-ia na-szu | He bears the responsibility as if he had brought me. |
| 9 | asz-pu-ra-am-ma i-mu-ru-nim | I wrote and they saw me. |
| 10 | ka#-s,a#-tu la us,-s,a-la-la-ma | “The captives cannot be released, and |
| 11 | [la] e-sze-me-e-ma la a-na-az-zi-iq | I did not hear and did not stand. |
| 12 | _{gesz}kiri6_ sza ra-ma-ni-ia | the orchard of my own |
| 13 | a-na ta-ri-ba-tum szu-ku-un | set up for Tarībatum. |
| 14 | _{gesz}kiri6_ {d}suen-szesz-i-din-nam a-na dumu-er-s,e-tim | the orchard of Sîn-aḫa-iddinam to the citizens |
| 15 | szu-ku-un u3 ka-ni#-kam# | Set up and confirm! |
| 16 | a-na qa2-qa2-ad u2-hi-in-ni szu#-zi-ib | Šūzub |
| 17 | at-ta# _{gesz}kiri6_ dingir-ha-bil | You, the orchard of Ilī-ḫabil |
| 18 | _{gesz}kiri6_ e-t,i-rum ta-s,a-ba-at# | The orchard of Eṭirum you took away. |
| 19 | u3 ka-ni-kam te-zi-ib | and your sealed document you will leave. |
| 20 | [u3] _{gesz}kiri6_ ta-ri-bu-um | and the orchard Tarībum |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | a-na x [x x x szu-ku-un] | place ... |
| 2 | u3 a-na x [x x] it#-ti | and ... with |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | dingir-szu-ba-ni a-li-ik-ma | Ilum-šubāni went and |
| 2 | u2-hi-in-ni-szu szu-ku-un | set him free. |
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