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TCL 01, 053 (P386489)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386489 |
| Museum no. | AO 04616 |
| 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-ha-ti-ia | to my brother |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i-din-{d}marduk-ma | thus Iddin-Marduk: |
| 4 | at-ti asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi bu-ri | You, because of me, forever, day and night |
| 5 | de-en-ki il-li#-[kam]-ma# | Enki came and |
| 6 | i-na an-ni ta-al-li-[ki-ma] | You have come to me, and |
| 7 | tup-pa-ki tu-ga-am#-me-ri-im-ma | Your tablets you will examine, and |
| 8 | ta-asz-pu-ri | you sent. |
| 9 | x-GESZ-a-AB ta-asz-pu-ri | ... you wrote me. |
| 10 | u2-ul sza-al-ma-at | is not good. |
| 11 | isz-tu al-li-kam | After I came, |
| 12 | _lu2-kur2_-ma a-na PI-ta-ga{ki} | enemy to PI-taga |
| 13 | u2-ul e-te-eq | I did not pass. |
| 14 | i-na-an-na i-na _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam_ | Now, in the month of Kislimu, the 29th day |
| 15 | e#-et-ti-iq | has passed |
| 16 | i#-na# _u4 3(u)-kam_ | on the 30th day |
| 17 | la#? i#-tu#-ur-ru | did not return |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szum-ma _erin2-mesz_ u3 _{gesz}gigir_ | If the troops and the chariot |
| 2 | a-t,a-ra-da-ak-ki | I will keep you safe. |
| 3 | KU-GESZ-a-BU sza ma-har {d}utu | ... which before Šamaš |
| 4 | ku#-un-nu ma-la mi-ni-im | Establish as much as there is. |
| 5 | e#-pe2-szi ma-s,i-a-ti | to carry out the rites |
| 6 | u3 a-na te-er-s,i-x ta-asz-pu-ri | and to ... you wrote me. |
| 7 | a-wa-at _dingir_ ir-ku-su | the word of the god he invoked |
| 8 | i-da u2-ul i-ra-asz-szi-a | the river will not bring her, |
| 9 | sza te-te-ne2-ep-pu-szi | that you have been doing, |
| 10 | szu-na-tu-ia it-ta-na-ab-ba-la-nim | (Sum) My ..., my ... (Akk) The ... of my .... |
Sources & licences
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