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TCL 01, 051 (P386487)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386487 |
| Museum no. | AO 01673 |
| 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 a-wi-lim | to a man |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2-ma | thus Adad-manšum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive forever! |
| 5 | lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 6 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-[iq]-tim | The god who guards you, your head, for good fortune. |
| 7 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk lu da-ri# | May your well-being be everlasting before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | asz-szum sza ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am | Concerning what you wrote me thus: |
| 11 | um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you: |
| 12 | _1(u) 5(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar_ [i]-na# qa2#-ti# ARAD2-i3-li2-szu _gudu4#?_ | 15 shekels of silver from the hand of Warad-ilīšu the gudu priest |
| 13 | [x x x x x x x] x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | szum#-ma da-ba-ba-am u2#-pa#-ar#-ra#-ak# | If a claim he will litigate |
| 2' | _{gesz#}ban2_ {d}utu i-na sze-qi2-im | the bow of Šamaš at harvest time |
| 3' | _1/3(disz) sila3-ta-am3_ lu sze-qe2!-et | 1/3 sila3 each shall be taken. |
| 4' | szum-ma i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}marduk-ma i-di-in-ma | If in the bow of Marduk gave, and |
| 5' | a-na#-[ku] i-na e-re-bi-ia | I, when I enter |
| 6' | u2-uk#-ki# lu-ud-di-in | I will give you the uukku-vessel. |
Sources & licences
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