TCL 17, 006 (P387302)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 17, 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387302 |
| Museum no. | AO 06746 |
| 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 be-li2-ia | To my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma s,i-li2-{d}utu-ma | Thus Ṣillī-šamaš: |
| 4 | asz-szum {disz}ARAD-{d}marduk | Concerning Urad-Marduk |
| 5 | ta-asz-pu-ra-am me-e asz-ta-pa-a-ak | You wrote me, I have written to you. |
| 6 | ru-ut,-t,u3-u2-ub | he will be released. |
| 7 | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(disz)-kam_ isz-te-a-at | The month of Ayyarum, the day 1 follows |
| 8 | sza#-ni-i-ta-am i-na wa-ar-hi-i-im | a second time in the future |
| 9 | sza#-lu-usz-tam i-na ur2-ri wa-ar-hi-i-im | a third in the middle of the rear |
| 10 | ni-ba-al-la-al {d}en-ki | The one who reveres Enki, |
| 11 | szu-u2 ma-di-isz _u4_-mi-i | he is very long. |
| 12 | qa2-aq-qa2-ad-ka li-is,-s,u2-ur2 | May your head be trimmed. |
| 13 | a-na pa-ni-i-ka t,e-e-mi s,a-ab-ta-a-ku | [I am] entrusted to you with the news. |
| 14 | u3 ka-lu-u2-ma er-su2-u2 | and all the lands, |
| 15 | _gu4 hi-a_ qa2-du-um | oxen together |
| 16 | sza _iri{ki}_ isz-ku-un-e2-a | of the city of Iškun-Ea |
| 17 | er#-be2-et-ma mah-ri-ia | all before me |
Sources & licences
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