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TCL 17, 014 (P387310)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Pī-Kasî · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 17, 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387310 |
| Museum no. | AO 06322 |
| 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)
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 nu-ur2-{d}utu | to Nur-Šamaš |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}utu-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus Šamaš-nāṣir: |
| 4 | an-du-ra-ar _zu2-lum_ | andūrār of dates |
| 5 | i-na pi4-ka-si{ki}-ma | in Pikasi |
| 6 | sza-ki-in i-na babila2{ki} | established in Babylon |
| 7 | u2-ul sza-ki-in | was not placed. |
| 8 | u2 sa-da-na-ka-tum | and Sadanakatum |
| 9 | i-na ba-ab _e2 dingir-BA_ | at the gate of the house of a god |
| 10 | qa2-du-um _2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | together with 2 minas of silver |
| 11 | [x x x] x x x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x [x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | x DU ZI x [x (x)] | ... ... |
| 3' | u3 i-sze-i-pa-ni-{d}utu | and Išē-ippani-Šamaš |
| 4' | il-li-kam-ma | came, and |
| 5' | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 6' | a-na a-hi-sza-gi-isz | to Aḫišagiš |
| 7' | szu-pu-ur-ma | send, and |
| 8' | _ku3-babbar_ a-na ma-ni-a-ti-ku-nu | the silver to your country |
| 9' | ki-ma sa-da-na-ki | like a sadanaki |
| 10' | ta-pe2-ku-nu | you will remove. |
| 11' | a-na _e2 dingir-BA_ | to the house of a scribe |
| 12' | di-na-ma sza pa-ag-ri-ku-nu | Give a verdict for your case! |
| 13' | szu-zu-bi ep-sza | Its ... is done. |
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