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TCL 17, 026 (P387322)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 17, 026 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387322 |
| Museum no. | AO 06442 |
| 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 ia-ah-gu-un-nu#-[um] | to Yahgunnum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma in-bu-sza-ma | Thus Inbuša: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | [i]-na# babila2{ki} | in Babylon |
| 7 | ni-in-na-me-er-ma | we shall meet, and |
| 8 | asz-szum lu2-{d}na-bi-um | Concerning Lu-Nabium |
| 9 | ki-a-am aq-bi-i-kum | I said to you thus: |
| 10 | [um]-ma# a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 11 | [t,u2]-ur-da-asz-szu-u2-ma | Ṭurdašū |
| 12 | it#-ti-ia a-na x (x) | with me to |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-il-li-ik | may he go. |
| 2 | u2-ul ta-aq-bi-szum | you did not tell him. |
| 3 | u2-ul ta-at,-ru-da-asz-szu | you shall not release him. |
| 4 | i-na-an-na i-na _iti_ se-bu-ut sza-at-tim | Now, in the seventh month, |
| 5 | a-la-a-am a-na pa-ni-ia | I will go to my presence. |
| 6 | _udu hi-a_ sza i-re-u2 li-te-er-ma | the sheep of the harvest return, and |
| 7 | szum-ma t,a3-ba-ak-kum | If it is pleasing to you |
| 8 | it-ti-ia li-il-li-ik | May he go with me. |
| 9 | i-na _zu2-lum_ TIM x x | with dates ... |
| 10 | sza _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar zu2-lum#?_ | of 1 mina of silver, dates |
| 11 | tu-uk-ki-il-ma | you bind, and |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ lu-usz-qu2-ul-ma | I shall weigh out the silver, and |
| 13 | lu-sza-am sza _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | let me speak. For 2 shekels of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza-ar-tam sza _ud5_ sza-ma-am | a šārtu-gift for the nanny of the heavens |
| 2 | lu-t,am i-na babila2 i-pe2-szu-nim | let me live! They did it in Babylon. |
Sources & licences
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