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TCL 17, 027 (P387323)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 17, 027 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387323 |
| Museum no. | AO 06336 |
| 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 be-el-szu-nu | to their owner |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma qur2-du-sza-ma | thus Urdu-šama: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | ki-ma te-esz-mu-u2 ma-tum da-al-ha-at? | Like a bird of the land, the storm(?) |
| 6 | u3 na-ak-ru-um i-na ma-tim na-di-i | and enemy in the land of Nadi |
| 7 | tup-pi2 a-na ib-ni-{d}marduk | a tablet to Ibni-Marduk |
| 8 | a-na ARAD-si-gar | to Warad-Sigar |
| 9 | u3 a-na ka-szum usz-<ta>-bi-{la}lam | and to the money he shall pay. |
| 10 | _1(disz) sila4_ i-na _u8 udu hi-a_ | 1 lamb from the sheep and goats |
| 11 | a-na _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | to the diviner |
| 12 | li-qi2-a-ma | may he give, and |
| 13 | ar-ka-at _gu4 hi-a_-ia | after my oxen |
| 14 | u3 _u8 udu hi-a_-ia | and my sheep and goats |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pu-ur-sa#-ma# | “Pūrsama |
| 2 | szum-ma a-na ma-ah-ri#-ia | If in my presence |
| 3 | i-il-la-ka-nim | will come. |
| 4 | szum-ma ti-bi na-ak-ri-im | If the enemy land |
| 5 | szum-ma ti-bi ha-ab-ba-tim | If the river is flooded |
| 6 | la i-ba-asz-szi-i | there is none. |
| 7 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ia li-il-li-ka-nim | may he come to me. |
| 8 | szum-ma a-na kisz{ki} szu-ri-ba-ma | If to Kiš he sent, and |
| 9 | na-ak-ru-um la i-ka-sza-as-su2-nu-ti | the enemy will not be able to defeat them. |
| 10 | u3 _sze_-am ma-la i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | and barley as much as there is |
| 11 | a-na kisz{ki} szu-ri-ba-ma | to Kiš send, and |
| 12 | t,e4#-ma#-am ga-am-ra-am | I want to give a report |
| 13 | [szu-up]-ra-nim | send me! |
Sources & licences
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