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TCL 17, 020 (P387316)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 17, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387316 |
| Museum no. | AO 06344 |
| 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 id-di-[i] | to give |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i3-li2-i-ma-dingir-ma | Ilī-imma-ilum speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum bi-ti sza {disz}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | Concerning the house of Lipit-Ištar |
| 6 | sza ta-asz-pur-ra-am | which you wrote me |
| 7 | i-na bi-ti-szu mi-ni sza-ki-in-ma | in his house what was established? |
| 8 | ki-s,i-ir bi-ti-szu i-ri-isz | (Sum) He made his temple tremble with joy (Akk) He filled his temple with joy |
| 9 | a-na s,e-er bi-ti-szu | to his house |
| 10 | u3 a-di a-al-la-ka-am | and as long as I live |
| 11 | ba-ma-at bi-ti-ia | the property of my house |
| 12 | li-il-qe3-e-ma li-szi-ib | He must take it and sit down. |
| 13 | a-di a-al-la-ka-am-ma# | until I come and |
| 14 | i-ta-am u2-ka-an-nu-szu-um-ma | he will hold him back, and |
| 15 | bi-it-su2 i-pe2-hu-u2 | his property they shall take. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ li-ib-bu _ku3-babbar_ su2-ti-im | 1/2 mina of silver, the price of the silver of Sutium |
| 2 | _1(u) 7(asz) sze gur_ sza asz-szum {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am | 17 gur of barley, which is due from Ilī-ippalsam, |
| 3 | i-na bi-ti-ia il-qu3-u2 | they took from my house. |
| 4 | 1(disz) s,u2-ba-tu-um sza {disz}un-nu-ub-tum | 1 ṣubātum-garment belonging to Unnubtum, |
| 5 | id-di-nu-szu-um | gave to him, |
| 6 | _6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ si-it#-ti _ku3-babbar_ | 6 shekels of silver, the remainder of the silver |
| 7 | sza i-na _ka2_ {d}utu bu-ur2-ru | who at the gate of Šamaš is young |
| 8 | e-zu-ub _2(asz) gur i3-gesz_ | 2 gur of sesame oil |
| 9 | sza a-na {d}suen-u3-{d}utu | which to Sîn-u-šamaš |
| 10 | i-na ga-ba-re-e-em ta-mu-u2 | When you are to speak, |
| 11 | an-nu-u2 i-is,-ma sza qa2-ti-szu | This is what is in his hand. |
| 12 | u3 a-na ki-s,i-ir bi-ti-im | and for the security of the house |
| 13 | bi-ti u2-da-ab-ba-[ab] | he will bring to an end. |
| 14 | u3 asz-szum {disz}dumu-{d}mar#-[tu] | and concerning Dumu-Amurrum |
| 15 | am-mi-ni la ta-ap-pa#-[al-szu] | Why did you not listen to him? |
| 16 | bi-ti u2-da-ab-ba-[ab] | he will bring to an end. |
| 17 | u3 at-ta a-na ha-li#?-[x x x] | and you to ... |
| 18 | pa-na-am ta-asz2-ta-[ka-an] | you have placed before me. |
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