TCL 18, 111 (P387407)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 18, 111 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387407 |
| Museum no. | AO 08372 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To Zinu |
| obverse 2 | speak, |
| obverse 3 | thus Iddin-Sin: |
| obverse 4 | May Shamash, Marduk, and Ninshubur |
| obverse 5 | for my sake forever |
| obverse 6 | sustain you! |
| obverse 7 | The garments of others |
| obverse 8 | year for year |
| obverse 9 | are improving, |
| obverse 10 | but as for you, my garments |
| reverse 1 | year for year |
| reverse 2 | you reduce! |
| reverse 3 | In my garments |
| reverse 4 | reducing and ...-ing, |
| reverse 5 | you have become rich! |
| reverse 6 | With respect to the wool in our estate, |
| reverse 7 | which like bread is being consumed, |
| reverse 8 | my garments you reduce! |
| reverse 9 | The son of Adad-iddinam, |
| reverse 10 | whose father is an underling of my father, |
| reverse 11 | two new garments, |
| reverse 12 | wears, but as for you, about my single garment |
| reverse 13 | you keep obsessing! |
| reverse 14 | Although you to me |
| reverse 15 | gave birth, |
| left col 1 1 | and as to him, his mother |
| left col 1 2 | in adoption |
| left col 1 3 | adopted him, |
| left col 2 1 | yet although as to him, |
| left col 2 2 | his mother loves him, |
| left col 2 3 | you, you do not really love me. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na zi-nu-u2 | |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | |
| 3 | um-ma i-din-{d}suen-ma | |
| 4 | {d}utu {d}marduk u3 {d}nin-szubur | |
| 5 | asz-szum-ia a-na da-ri-a-tim | |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-t,u3-ki | |
| 7 | {tug2}s,u2-ba-a-at a-wi-le-e | |
| 8 | sza-at-tam a-na sza-at-tim | |
| 9 | i-da-am-mi-qu2 | |
| 10 | at-ti {tug2}s,u2-ba-a-ti | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-at-tam a-na sza-at-tim | |
| 2 | tu-qa2-al-la-li | |
| 3 | i-na {tug2}s,u2-ba-ti-ia | |
| 4 | qu3-ul-lu-lim u3 ku-uz-zi | |
| 5 | ta-asz-ta-ri-i | |
| 6 | i-na _siki hi-a_ i-na bi-ti-ni | |
| 7 | ki-ma a-ka-lim in-na-ka-la | |
| 8 | at-ti {tug2}s,u2-ba-ti tu-qa2-al-li-li | |
| 9 | dumu {disz}{d}iszkur-i-di2-nam | |
| 10 | sza a-bu-szu s,u2-ha-ar a-bi-ia | |
| 11 | szi#?-na#? {tug2}s,u2-ba-te-e esz-szu-tim | |
| 12 | [la]-bi#-isz at#-[ti] a#-na {tug2}s,u2-ba-ti-ia | |
| 13 | [isz]-te-en ta-ta-na-ah-da-ri | |
| 14 | ki-ma at-ti ia-ti | |
| 15 | tu-ul-di-in-ni | |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | sza#-a-ti um-ma-szu | |
| 2 | a#-na le-qi2-tim | |
| 3 | [il-qe2]-e-szu | |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | u3 ki-ma sza-a-ti | |
| 2 | um-ma-szu <i>-ra-a-mu-szu | |
| 3 | at-ti [ia]-a-ti u2-ul ta-ra-am-mi-in-ni | |
Sources & licences
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