Education in the Earliest Schools 007 (P388255)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Education in the Earliest Schools 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388255 |
| Museum no. | PARS 12/01, 041 |
| Collection | Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To our lord |
| obverse 2 | speak: |
| obverse 3 | thus (say) your servants. |
| obverse 4 | The city and the troops of our lord are well. |
| obverse 5 | About what our lord wrote to us, |
| obverse 6 | thus our lord: |
| obverse 7 | To Sîn-nadin-šumi the overseer of barbers |
| obverse 8 | about sending 1 commander with a troop of conscripts to the opening? of the shrine Parak-mar-Enlil |
| obverse 9 | it has been written. |
| obverse 10 | When he writes, |
| obverse 11 | a commander should take the lead of a troop of conscripts. |
| obverse 12 | 8 Sutean soldiers who are [stationed] with you, |
| obverse 13 | Nabium-bel-zeri from the troops under the supervision of Šu-ilišu |
| obverse 14 | and Pirhi-Amurrum the man of Nippur. |
| obverse 15 | he should take with him, and they should go to the opening of the shrine Parak-mar-(Enlil). |
| obverse 16 | At the command of ... |
| obverse 17 | and the 8 Sutaean soldiers, Pirhi-Amurrum the man of Nippur, |
| obverse 18 | and Nabium-bel-zeri from the troops under the supervision of Šu-ilišu, |
| obverse 19 | <whom> they will have brought across the opening of the shrine Parak-mar-(Enlil). |
| obverse 20 | and he (= the commander) should entrust to the (other) commander that one (will have) sent them. |
| obverse 21 | They should escort them to Dur-Sîn-muballiṭ. |
| obverse 22 | The commander with the troop of conscripts should turn back, |
| obverse 23 | and he should send back the troops to you. |
| obverse 24 | Watch over the sheep and goats, but they should not get the (ownership) mark, |
| obverse 25 | The troop of prisoners, the troops from the sealand, and the troop of Elamites |
| obverse 26 | should stay with you. |
| obverse 27 | {This is} what our lord wrote us. |
| obverse 28 | During the month Elunum, on day 3, |
| reverse 1 | Sîn-nadin-šumi the overseer of barbers |
| reverse 2 | wrote to us. |
| reverse 3 | During the month Elunum, on day 4, |
| reverse 4 | Ibni-Sin the commander took the lead of a troop of conscripts. |
| reverse 5 | 8 Sutaean soldiers, Pirhi-Amurrum the man of Nippur, |
| reverse 6 | and Nabium-bel-zeri from the troops under the supervision of Šu-ilišu, |
| reverse 7 | he took with him. They went to the opening of the shrine Parak-mar-(Enlil). |
| reverse 8 | and the 8 Sutaean soldiers, Pirhi-Amurrum the man of Nippur, |
| reverse 9 | and Nabium-bel-zeri from the troops under the supervision of Šu-ilišu |
| reverse 10 | they brought across the opening of the shrine Parak-mar-(Enlil). |
| reverse 11 | He entrusted them to the (other) commander who came (there). |
| reverse 12 | (and) they took them to Dur-Sîn-muballiṭ. |
| reverse 13 | Ibni-Sin the commander [turned back] with the troop of conscripts. |
| reverse 14 | We are taking [care of] the troop of prisoners. |
| reverse 15 | We are watching over the sheep and goats, but |
| reverse 16 | in the pasture (there are) those who are afraid of the enemy. |
| reverse 17 | Instructions about these sheep and goats may our lord quickly |
| reverse 18 | send to us. |
| reverse 19 | Copy. |
| reverse 20 | Carrier: the son of Ištar-belti belonging to the Turukkean troops. |
| reverse 21 | Month Elunum (month 6). 4th day. |
| reverse 22 | Year king Ammi-ditana (gave to the temple Enamtila) a very big royal copper platform. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na be-li-[ni] | |
| 2 | qi2-[bi2]-ma# | |
| 3 | um-ma [_ARAD-mesz_]-ka#-ma# | |
| 4 | _iri{ki} u3 [erin2_-um sza be]-li#-ni sza-lim | |
| 5 | asz-szum sza be-[el-ni isz-pu-ra]-an-ni-a-szi#-[im] | |
| 6 | um-ma [be-el]-ni-[ma] | |
| 7 | a-na {d}suen-na#-[di]-in#-[szu]-mi# _ugula szu#-[i_] | |
| 8 | asz-sum _1(disz) gal-ukken#-na#_ qa2-du _erin2_ pi2-ih-ri-im a-na pi2-tim# [sza bara2-mar] | |
| 9 | t,a-ra-di-im it-ta-asz-[pa-ar] | |
| 10 | i-nu-ma i-sza-ap-pa-ra#-[am] | |
| 11 | _1(disz) gal-ukken-na_ pa-ni _erin2_ pi2-ih-ri-im li#-[is,-ba-at] | |
| 12 | _8(disz) erin2_ su-ti-i sza ma#-ah#-ri-ku-nu# [wa-asz-bu] | |
| 13 | {disz}{d}na-bi-um-be-el-numun _sza3 erin2# [nig2-szu_ szu-i3-li2-szu] | |
| 14 | u3# [pir-hi-{d}mar-tu] _lu2#_ nibru#{[ki]} | |
| 15 | it#-ti#-szu# [li-il-qi2 a-na pi2-tim sza bara2-mar li-il-li-ku-nim] | |
| 16 | a-na qa2-be2 {d?}x-[...] | |
| 17 | u3 _8(disz)# erin2_ su#-ti#-i# [{disz}pir-hi-{d}mar-tu _lu2_ nibru{ki}] | |
| 18 | u3 {d}na-bi-um-be-el-numun# [_sza3 erin2 nig2-szu_ szu-i3-li2-szu] | |
| 19 | <sza> pi2-tam sza bara2-mar usz-te#-bi#-ru-szu#-[nu-ti] | |
| 20 | a-na _gal-ukken-na_ sza it,-ru-du-nim li-ip-qi2-[is]-su2#-nu-ti-ma | |
| 21 | a-na bad3-{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,{ki} li-ir-du-szu-nu-ti | |
| 22 | _gal-ukken-na_ qa2-du _erin2_ pi2-ih-ri-im li#-[tu]-ra#-am#?-ma | |
| 23 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ku-nu _erin2#_ li-te-ra-am# | |
| 24 | _u8-udu-hi-a_ i-ta-ap-la#-sa-ma# szi-im-ta la i-ra-asz-szi-a | |
| 25 | _erin2#_ a-si-ru _erin2 a-ab-ba u3 erin2 elam-ma_ | |
| 26 | ma-ah-ri-ku-nu-ma lu wa-asz-bu | |
| 27 | sza be-el-ni isz-[pu-ra-an]-ni-a-szi-im | |
| 28 | i-na _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 3(disz)-kam_ | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}{d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _ugula# szu-i_ | |
| 2 | isz-pu-ra-an-ni-a-szi-im | |
| 3 | i-na _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 4(disz)-kam_ | |
| 4 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}suen _gal#-ukken#-na#_ pa-ni _erin2_ pi2-ih-ri-im is,-ba-at | |
| 5 | _8(disz) erin2_ su-ti-i {disz}pir-hi-{d}mar-tu _lu2_ nibru{ki} | |
| 6 | u3 {d}na-bi-um-be-el-numun _sza3 erin2 nig2-szu_ szu-i3-li2-szu | |
| 7 | it-ti-szu il-qi2 a-na pi2-tim sza bara2-mar il-li-ku-nim | |
| 8 | u3 _8(disz) erin2_ su-ti-i {disz}pir-hi-{d}mar-tu _lu2_ nibru{ki} | |
| 9 | u3 {d}na-bi-um-be-el-ze-ri _sza3 erin2 nig2-szu_ szu-i3-li2-szu | |
| 10 | pi2-tam sza bara2-mar u2-sze-bi-ru | |
| 11 | a-na _gal-ukken-na_ sza il-li-kam ip-qi2-is-su2-nu-ti-ma | |
| 12 | a-na bad3#-{[d]}suen-mu#-ba-li2-it,{ki} il-te-qu2-szu-nu-ti | |
| 13 | {disz}ib-[ni-{d}]suen# _gal-ukken-na_ qa2-du _erin2_ pi2#-ih#-ri#-[im i-tu-ur] | |
| 14 | _erin2_ a#-si-ri ma-ah-ri-ni ni-na-as,#-[s,a-ar] | |
| 15 | _u8-udu-hi-a_ ni-it-ta-na-ap-[la-as-ma] | |
| 16 | i-na ri-i-tim a-na _erin2 lu2-kur2_ sza na-ka#-di#?-di#?-im# | |
| 17 | t,e4-em _u8-udu-hi-a_ szi-na-ti ar-hi-isz be-el-ni | |
| 18 | li-isz-pu-ra-an-ni-a-szi-im | |
| 19 | me-eh-rum <<_dumu_ {d}inanna-be-el-ti-i>> | |
| 20 | _giri3_ <_dumu_ {d}inanna-be-el-ti-i#> _sza3 erin2_ tu-ru-kum | |
| 21 | _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 4(disz)-kam_ | |
| 22 | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e! {uruda}ki-lugal-gub-ba gal-gal-la_ | |
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