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TCL 17, 023 (P387319)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 17, 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387319 |
| Museum no. | AO 06750 |
| 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 x-x-(x)]-x-a | to ...a |
| 2 | [qi2-bi2]-ma# | speak! |
| 3 | [um]-ma a-ha-am-u2-ta-ma | thus Aḫamuta |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}nin-gir2-su a-na da-ri-a-tim | Šamaš and Ningirsu forever |
| 5 | li#-ba-al-li-t,u2-u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | asz-szum _u8 udu hi-a_ sza a-na-ku u3 at-ta | Concerning the sheep and goats that I and you |
| 7 | ni-id-bu-bu i-na ki-im i-na-an-na | We spoke in the same way. Now |
| 8 | _u8 udu hi-a_ na-as-qa2-tum | sheep and goats for the našqatum offerings |
| 9 | i-na-am u2-ul i-ma-ah-ha-ra | there will not be. |
| 10 | da-an-na-at sza-at-tim | strong one of the year, |
| 11 | _u8 udu hi-a_ szi-in-sza-ri-am a-na ne2-ri-szu | ewes, sheep and goats for his nērīšu-offering |
| 12 | u2-ul a-ba-aq-qa2-am | I shall not raise. |
| 13 | asz-szum ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am | Concerning what you wrote me, |
| 14 | um-ma at-ta-a-ma | Thus you: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u8 udu hi-a_ u3 ma-ri-szi-na | ewes, sheep and goats |
| 2 | szu-ri-a-am isz-te-en ka-lu-mu-um | “Šūriām, together with Kalumum, |
| 3 | e-zi-ib la ia-a-ti | Disregard that I have jumbled the oracle query. |
| 4 | i-na a-al wa-asz-ba-a-ku | in the water where I dwell |
| 5 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi | there is none. |
| 6 | _u8 udu hi-a_ bu-ul-t,a#-am | ewes, sheep and goats, health |
| 7 | li-ik-szu-da-a-ma | may he achieve, and |
| 8 | ki-ma li-ib-bi-i-ka la ma-ra-s,i2 | Your heart will not be pacified like your heart. |
| 9 | u3 a-na-ku u3 at#-ta# | and I, and you |
| 10 | i-sza-ri-isz ni-id#-bu#-bu | we shall speak with joy. |
| 11 | wa-ar-ki wa-ar-hi-im | later, later |
| 12 | a-na-ku a-na s,e-ri-ka | I to your country |
| 13 | [a]-al-la-ka-ak#-kum# | I will go to you. |
Sources & licences
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