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TCL 17, 029 (P387325)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 17, 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387325 |
| Museum no. | AO 06342 |
| 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 _ugula mar-tu_ | to the foreman of Amurru |
| 2 | sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-li-t,u2-szu | of Marduk he made him live, |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {d}nanna-u2-tu-ni-isz | thus Nanna-utuniš: |
| 5 | u3 {disz}{d}utu-qar3-ra-ad-ma | and Šamaš-qarrād |
| 6 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ni da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | May Šamaš and Marduk be with me forever! |
| 7 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 8 | {disz}i3-li2-a-wi-lim {disz}ku-ku-hu-um-ba-al | Ili-awīlim, Kukkuḫum-bal, |
| 9 | {disz}ku-du-u2 | Kudû |
| 10 | {disz}e-gi-ha-al-ki | Egi-ḫalki |
| 11 | {disz}i-bi-dingir | Ibbi-ilu |
| 12 | {disz}a-hu-um u2-ul ti-de-e | Aḫum, you did not know |
| 13 | a-bu-ka isz-pu-ur-szu | your father sent to him, |
| 14 | i-na-an-na at-ta UD-da-am x x | Now you, the day |
| 15 | ta-sza-pa-ar-szu | you will send him. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la li-ib-bi i-la-ma | “If he does not obey’, |
| 2 | mu-tum be-li2 ni-szi | The husband of my lord, the people |
| 3 | ma-ar!-szu it-ba-al | he took away his inheritance. |
| 4 | ma-ar! ba-bi-szu sza babila2{ki} | of Babylon |
| 5 | a-na _a-sza3_-im _{gesz}kiri6_ u3 _e2_ | to the field, orchard, or house |
| 6 | a-na ap-lu-ti-szu isz-ku-un | he placed as his substitute. |
| 7 | _u4_-ma-am di!-im-ma-su2 i-ta-ak-la-ni-a-ti | When his sins have become severe, |
| 8 | asz-szum {disz}a-hu-um i-na _e2-gal_ e-du | Concerning Aḫum in the palace he went |
| 9 | sza u2-pi2-la-szu i-na di-ka-tim | that he had performed in the dikātum |
| 10 | usz-ta-mi-su2 ni-isz-tap-ra-ak-kum | we sent to you. |
| 11 | wa-ar-ka-su2 pu-ru-us2 | (Sum) After he has slain his wife (Akk) After his death, he is a lamentation singer |
| 12 | ma-ru-us,4-ma u2-ul il-li-ka-kum | “It is too much for you, and it will not come to you.’ |
| 13 | i-nu-u2-ma <<x>> a-na babila2{ki} | when to Babylon |
| 14 | [ta-al]-la#-ku t,e-em-szu li-ma-ad | He should go and see his report. |
| 15 | [ma]-ha#-ar {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | received by Šamaš and Marduk |
| 16 | [ni]-ik#-ta#-ra-ba-kum | we will send to you. |
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