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TCL 17, 011 (P387307)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Pī-Kasî · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 17, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387307 |
| Museum no. | AO 06317 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq) |
| Coordinates | 32.1311, 44.6393 |
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 nu-ur2-{d}utu | to Nur-Šamaš |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ib-ni-{d}marduk-ma# | Thus Ibni-Marduk: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum s,i2-bu-ti-ni an-ni-tim | Because of this curse |
| 6 | um#-[ma ni-nu]-ma#? {disz}i-sze-e-pa-an-{d}utu | Thus (says) Išepān-Šamaš. |
| 7 | x [x x] x-ma-ak-kum# | ... makku |
| 8 | x [x x x]-an#-ni sza-ki-in#? | ... placed |
| 9 | x [x x x] x x | |
| 10 | te-pu-sza-[x] | you did |
| 11 | a-na tap-pe2-e-ka# | to your companion |
| 12 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 13 | um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you: |
| 14 | ne-nu-u2 ne-id-di-in | We gave the nenû. |
| 15 | at-tu-nu-u2 | you, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | id-na a-wi-lum | gave to a man |
| 2 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}marduk | Ibni-Marduk, |
| 3 | u2-ul sza ha-t,e4-em | It is not of a stolen property. |
| 4 | s,i2-bu-ta-am an-ni-ta-am | This is the ṣibūtu. |
| 5 | at#-ta#-ma e#-pu-usz | You, do it! |
| 6 | ki-ma ha-di-ia e-pu-usz | I did as my pleasure. |
| 7 | szu-up-ra-am-ma | send me, and |
| 8 | ka-ni-ki lu-sza-bi-la-kum | Let me send you your sealed document. |
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