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TCL 01, 040 (P386476)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386476 |
| Museum no. | AO 03964 |
| 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-szar-rum-ma | thus Adad-šarrum: |
| 4 | ka-ta u3 a-hu-ka a-sza-ri-isz | Your mouth and your arms are ascertained. |
| 5 | ma-an-nu-um u2-wa-sze-er-ku-nu-ti-ma a-sza-ri-isz | Whoever you are, I will send to you as a message. |
| 6 | wa-asz-ba-tu-nu il-ki-i tu-ha-li-qa2-ma | “They who dwell there, you destroy your ilku-service, and |
| 7 | u3 a-sza-ri-isz ta-at-ta-asz-ba | and as for you, you have placed |
| 8 | sze-re-et-ka a-na _u4-mesz_ ka-li-szu | Your supplication for all days |
| 9 | u2-ul u2-ma-AK | I will not do. |
| 10 | tup-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ku | I have sent my tablet to you. |
| 11 | a-na s,e-ri-ia a-la-kam e-ep-sza# | I will go to my country. |
| 12 | lu-u2 ti-de-e | may you know. |
| 13 | asz-szum _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ | concerning the field and the orchard |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza {disz}dingir-ha-bil2 sza ma-ah-ri-ka | of Ilī-ḫabil, who before you |
| 2 | _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ a-na e-tel-pi2-{d}na-bi-um | the field and orchard to Etel-pî-Nabium |
| 3 | i-di-in | gave. |
| 4 | e-tel-pi2-{d}na-bi-um ku-ul-li-im | Etel-pî-Nabium, the guarantor |
| 5 | _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ sza {disz}dingir-ha-bil2 | the field and orchard of Ilī-ḫabil |
| 6 | {disz}e-tel-pi2-{d}na-bi-um i-ka-al | Etel-pî-Nabium will weigh out. |
| 7 | a-na a-sza-ri-isz wa-sza!(ASZ)-bi-im | as a gift to the widow |
| 8 | u2-ul ta-pa-la-ah | you will not be afraid. |
| 9 | szu-mi i3-li2-ka u3 mu-ta-ki-li-ka | the name of your god and your mutakili |
| 10 | sza ka-ta u3 a-ha-ka a-sza-ri-isz | of your mouth and your arms I ask you. |
| 11 | u2-sze-szi-bu-u2 | they made dwell. |
| 12 | li-ib-li-i | may he bring. |
Sources & licences
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