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TCL 01, 035 (P386471)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 035 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386471 |
| Museum no. | AO 03959 |
| 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-e2-a | to Lipit-Ea |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}iszkur-ra-bi-ma | thus Iškur-rabi: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum e2-a-ra-bi _ugula gidri_ | Concerning Ea-rabi the overseer of the scepter |
| 6 | a-na-ku u3 szu-u2 a-na szar-ri-im | I and he to the king |
| 7 | ni-ru-um-ma sze-a-am u3 _a-sza3_-am | a pledge of barley and field |
| 8 | u2-ul ad-di-isz-szum | I did not give him. |
| 9 | szar-rum i-sza-ri-isz i-tap-la-an-ni | “The king sent me a message. |
| 10 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 11 | sze-a-am sza nu-ha-a _ugula mar-tu_-ia | barley of Nuḫâ, foreman of Amurriya; |
| 12 | il-te-ne-eq-qe2 | he shall take |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na-ku u3 sza szar-ri-im | I and of the king |
| 2 | a-na bu-ur!(IR)-ri-im | to Burrum |
| 3 | ni-il-la-kam | We shall go. |
| 4 | s,i-bi-it t,e4-mi-im | the one who keeps the news |
| 5 | ri-szi-i | wild bull |
| 6 | _1(disz) sila3 sze_ i-na zu-um-ri-ka | 1 sila3 of barley in your body |
| 7 | la tu-usz-ta-la-pa-at | Do not be negligent! |
| 8 | u3 tup-pa-am sza it-ti-ka | and the tablet that is with you |
| 9 | mi-im-ma la ib-ba-szu | nothing is there, |
| 10 | tup-pi2 bu-ur!(IR)-tim na-szi-a-ku | I am the one who bears the tablet. |
| 11 | u3 tup-pa-ka re-szi li#-ki-il | and your tablet may he keep in good order. |
Sources & licences
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