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TCL 17, 016 (P387312)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Pī-Kasî · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 17, 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387312 |
| Museum no. | AO 06321 |
| 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 | _ugula nam-1(u) erin2-mesz_ u3 ma-du-tim | foreman of the command of the troops and contingents, |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {d}utu-na-s,i-ir-ma# | Thus Šamaš-nāṣir: |
| 5 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,#-ku#-nu-ti | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 6 | ma-har be-li2-ia ki-a-am asz-ku-un# | I placed before my lord as follows: |
| 7 | um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma | thus I: |
| 8 | _zu2-lum gu2-un_ be-li2-ia sza isz-tu _mu 4(disz)-kam_ | the dates and the talents of my lord, which from the 4th year |
| 9 | ih-ta-al-qu2-u2 | they have stolen. |
| 10 | ma-am-ma-an u2-ul i-ma-ha-ra-an-ni | nobody will listen to me. |
| 11 | i-na qa2-ti u2-ul i-sze#-ru-nim | they shall not bring it in the hand. |
| 12 | ba-ab-bi-lu-um | Babbilum |
| 13 | _zu2-lum_ sza isz-tu _mu 4(disz)-kam_ | dates which from the 4th year |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ul i-ma-ha-ru-ni-ni | they will not accept me. |
| 2 | a-na be-li2-ia ub-te-ri | I have sent to my lord. |
| 3 | ur#-ra#-am be-li2 u2-ul tu-ba-ri-a-am | In the future, my lord, you will not return. |
| 4 | [la i-qa2]-ab-bi | shall not say |
| 5 | _[e2]-kiszib3#-ba_ sa3-ka-pa-am | sealed tablet of Sakapam. |
| 6 | [x x x] iq-ta-bi | ... said |
| 7 | mi-in-de _e2-kiszib3-ba_ | what the sealed document house |
| 8 | i-sa3-ki-pa-am | Isakipam, |
| 9 | s,i-bi#-it# t,e4-mi-im | the one who keeps the news |
| 10 | ma-ti ri#?-szi#? | the land of Riši(?) |
| 11 | la pi2-qi2-it-ti mu-sza-di-ni | “I am the one who is not responsible for my obeisance, |
| 12 | re-sza-am li-ki-il | May the head be bound. |
| 13 | la-ma sza-me-e-em na-ah-sa3-tim | “Like the heavens of the sanctuaries, |
| left | ||
| 1 | si2-ik-pa-nim | (a kind of container) |
Sources & licences
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