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TCL 01, 054 (P386490)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386490 |
| Museum no. | AO 07588 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 u-bar-rum u3 _{d}marduk_-mu-ba-li2-it, | to Ubarrum and Marduk-muballiṭ |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am-ma | thus Sîn-iqišam: |
| 4 | ki-ma be-li2-ia-tum be-el pi2-ha-ti-ia | Like Bēlīyatum, my lord of rebellion, |
| 5 | la e-eb-bu sza-at-ti-sza-am-ma | “Do not be afraid of her year’s eponym, |
| 6 | i-na e-bu-ri-im sze-um ka-szi-it-tum | During the harvest, the barley is bound. |
| 7 | u3 i-ni-a-at _gu4 hi-a_-ia sza-ar-qa2-tum | and the oxen that I had stolen |
| 8 | i-na qa2-ti-szu u3 i-na qa2-ti _dumu-mesz_-szu i-ka-asz-sza-du | in his hand and in the hand of his sons they shall conquer. |
| 9 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ia u2-ub-lu-ni-isz-szu-ma | they brought him before me, and |
| 10 | i-na s,a-ba-tim-ma u2-usz-szu-ri-im | in captivity he caused to die |
| 11 | a-wa-tim a-na ma-al-ta-ki-im u2-ut-te-er | he returned the word to your mind. |
| 12 | i-na-an-na i-na qa2-ti be-li2-ia-tum szu-a-ti | Now, by the hand of that my lord |
| 13 | la ba-re-e i-ni-a-at _gu4 hi-a_-ia ka-szi-it-tum | the one who does not fear the oxen, my companions, |
| 14 | i-na qa2-ti-szu ik-ka-asz-da-ma | in his hand he bound, and |
| 15 | ar-ka-tum szi-i u2-ul ip-pa-ri-isx(USZ)-ma# | he will not be deprived of that inheritance and |
| 16 | {disz}be-li2-ia-tum szu-u2 a-di szi-ni-szu | Bēlī-yatum he together with his brothers |
| 17 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ia il-li-kam-ma | came before me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(asz) 3(barig) sze gur_ a-na i-di _erin2 hun-ga2 lu2 engar sza3-gu4_ | 1 gur 3 barig of barley for the rent of the hired laborers, the farmer of the oxherds |
| 2 | in-na-di-in-szum | he gave him. |
| 3 | ar-ki-szu-ma _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na i-di _erin2 hun-ga2_ | After that, 1 1/2 shekels of silver for the rent of the hired laborers |
| 4 | sza _a-sza3_ kar-{d}utu{ki} {disz}ARAD2-{d}be-le-tum | of the field Kar-Šamaš, Arad-Bēletum |
| 5 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ku-nu u2-sza-bi-lam ki-ma ze2-eh-pi2 ta-am-ma-ra | He sent it to you. You will see (it) like a moth. |
| 6 | _{disz}{d}marduk_-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_ | Marduk-šumu-uballiṭ, descendant of Edubak; |
| 7 | a-di zimbir{ki} li-il-li-ik | as far as Sippar may he go |
| 8 | ar-ka-at i-ni-a-at _gu4 hi-a_-ia | after the oxen of my cattle |
| 9 | sza-ar-qa3-tum li-ip-ru-us2 | May the ša-arqātum-disease afflict him. |
| 10 | re-esz _erin2 hun-ga2-mesz_ ka-si-mu sza i-na _a-sza3_-ia | the head of the hired laborers, the Kasimu who in my field |
| 11 | ik-su-mu li-isz-szi-ma | May he listen to her and |
| 12 | u3 t,e4-em _e2 ga2-gi-a_ | and the report of the house of Gagia |
| 13 | sza {mi2}la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur {d}utu_ a-ha-ti | of Lamassani, nadītu of Šamaš, the rival |
| 14 | isz-pu-ra-am li-ip-ru-us2-ma | he wrote me, let him write me, and |
| 15 | t,e4-em-szu a-na ma-ah-ri-ia li-te-er-ra-am | May he return his report to me. |
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