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TCL 01, 046 (P386482)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386482 |
| Museum no. | AO 03962 |
| 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] _dingir-dingir_-dan-na | to Ili-ili-danna |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma [{disz}{mi2}]ka#-zu-ub-tum-ma | Thus Kazubtum: |
| 4 | {d}utu [u3 {d}]marduk# li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum# [sza] aq-bi-a-kum | Concerning what I said to you |
| 6 | um-ma# [a]-na#-ku-u2-ma | thus I: |
| 7 | a-na _iri#_ mu-ti-a-ba-al{ki} a-la-kam | to Mutiabāl I went. |
| 8 | a-wi-lum t,e-em _e2-gal_-li-szu isz-ni-a-szum-ma | a man the order of his palace gave him, and |
| 9 | a-la-kam u2-ul e-li-i | I did not go. |
| 10 | asz#-szum i-nu-ma ta-al-li-kam-ma | Because when you came, |
| 11 | [x] x-um i-sze-t,u2-ka | ... will forgive you |
| 12 | [ki]-a#-am aq-bu-kum | I said to you thus: |
| 13 | [um-ma] a#-na#-ku-u2-ma | thus I: |
| 14 | [x x x] a-la-kam | ... I will go |
| 15 | [a-nu-um]-ma# {d}na-bi-um-mu-sza-lim | Now, Nabium-mušallim |
| 16 | [asz]-tap#-ra-ak-kum | I sent to you |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x] x | |
| 2' | [x x] _aga#?-us2#? dumu_ x-[x]-da#-mi-iq | ... soldier?, son of ...-damiq |
| 3' | [i-di]-isz-szum asz-szum et,-lu | he gave to him because of the young man |
| 4' | [x x] li-ba-al-li-is-su2 | ... may they keep him alive. |
| 5' | [szum-ma] ma#-ar-ti hi-t,a-am i-szu-u2 | If he has a claim, he shall pay double. |
| 6' | [x]-x-ma-ar li-li-kam-ma | ... let him come and |
| 7' | [pa-ni] ma#-ar-ti-ia lu-mu-ur | May he see the face of my foe. |
| 8' | [ki-ma e-te-er]-ba-am KI UR KA | As soon as he has entered, ... |
| 9' | [x x] la#-qi2-a-ku | ... I have taken |
| 10' | [_u4_-mu] asz-szum-mi-ia li-ri-ku | May my days be long because of me! |
| 11' | [x x x] a-na a-la-ki-im ku-ub-bu-ul | ... for the journey is secured |
| 12' | u3 [ma]-ar#-ti it-ti | and a penalty with |
| 13' | [{disz}{d}]na-bi-um-mu-sza-lim | Nabium-mušallim |
| 14' | [a]-la#-kam li-pu-sza-am | may he go and do it. |
| 15' | sza# ma-ar-ti te-pu-szu | that you have performed against me |
| 16' | [x] qu2-la-lam sza a-li-ia | ... the qulālu-festival of my city |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [x x x] ma#-ar#-ti# | ... of Artu |
| 2 | [x x] x [x x x] | |
| 3 | ta-[x ...] | ... ... |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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