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TCL 18, 146 (P387442)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Pī-Kasî · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 18, 146 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387442 |
| Museum no. | AO 09074 |
| 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 {d}amar-utu-di-ku5 | to Marduk-diku |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-bu-um-wa-qar-ma | Abum-waqar speaks thus: |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma _1(disz) {gesz}ma2 4(u) gur_ | Herewith, 1 boat of 40 gur |
| 5 | a-na e-pe2-ri s,e-nim | to the flocks |
| 6 | at,#-ru-dam! | I have sent. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) {gesz}ma2_ a-na ba-ma-tim | 1 boat for the merchants |
| 2 | e-pe2-ri li-s,e-nu-nim | let them go out into the open country. |
| 3 | la ta-ka-la-a | do not hold back! |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na# {d}amar#-utu-di-ku5 | To Marduk-diku |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ a-bu-um-wa-qar | Seal of Abum-waqar |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d#}amar#-utu#-ni-szu | son of Marduk-nišu |
| 3 | ARAD {d}na-bi-um | servant of Nabium. |
Sources & licences
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