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TCL 17, 071 (P387367)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Pī-Kasî · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 17, 071 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387367 |
| Museum no. | AO 06758 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq) |
| Coordinates | 32.1311, 44.6393 |
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 li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 | to Lipit-Ištar |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i-bi-{d}nin-szubur-ma | Thus Ibbi-Ninšubur: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | isz-tu a-na-ku* u3 ka-a-ta | From I and you |
| 6 | ni-in-nam-ru ma-ti-ma | we shall proclaim at any time |
| 7 | t,e4-em-ka u2-ul ta-asz-pur-am | You did not send me your report. |
| 8 | {disz}{d}a-nu-mu-ba-li2-it, _ugula mar-tu_ | Anu-muballiṭ, foreman of Amurru |
| 9 | ut-ta-ah-hi-da-ak-kum | Uttahḫidakku |
| 10 | _1(esze3) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6_ sza ma-aq-tim | 1 eše3 field area, orchard of the quay; |
| 11 | li-id-di-ik-kum-ma | may he give to you, and |
| 12 | _5(asz) gur zu2-lum_ | 5 gur dates |
| 13 | pu-uh-hi-ra-am | a reed fence |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}dingir-su2-ra-ma a-ha-at-ka | Ilu-sura, your brother |
| 2 | at,-t,ar-da-ak-kum | I have sent to you. |
| 3 | szi-te-i-ma i-na _4(disz)-kam_ isz-te-en | another one, on the fourth one |
| 4 | e-i-il-szi | he imposed upon her. |
| 5 | la tu-usz-ta-a-ha-szi* | do not abandon her! |
| 6 | ki-ma sza a-na-ku wa-asz-ba-a#-ku | like I am sitting, |
| 7 | pa-nu-sza lu* na?-at#-x# | May her face be |
| 8 | t,e4-em-ka a-na ma-ah*-ri#-ia | Your report to me |
| 9 | a-la-ak-tam sza i-il-la-[ku] | the journey which they will take |
| 10 | szu-up-ra-am | send! |
Sources & licences
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