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TLB 04, 013 (P389447)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TLB 04, 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P389447 |
| Museum no. | LB 1015 |
| Collection | de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Lagaba (mod. uncertain) |
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 pir-hu-um-li-iz-zi-iz | to Pirḫum-līzziz |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus Marduk-nāṣir: |
| 4 | _a-sza3 sze-gesz-i3_ u2-ul i-szu | a field of sesame he does not have |
| 5 | _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 sze-gesz-i3_ | 3 iku of sesame field |
| 6 | i-na su-uk-ki {d}iszkur | in the assembly of Adad |
| 7 | _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ ia-szi-im | 2 iku of field Iašum |
| 8 | _1(iku) GAN2_ a-na ka-szum | 1 iku of field for the kašum-offering |
| 9 | u3 i-na _a-sza3_ te-ep-te-tim | and in the field of the opening |
| 10 | _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ a-na ka-szum | 1 iku of field for the kašum-offering |
| 11 | pa-ni _2(iku) GAN2_ szu-tam-li | a face of 2 iku of šutamlu field |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 sze-gesz-i3_ | 2 iku of sesame field |
| 2 | s,u2-ha-re-e ku-ul-lim | ṣuḫarû (means) kullum. |
| 3 | u3 asz-szum _sze_-im ke-em | and concerning the true barley |
| 4 | asz-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-kum | I constantly send to you. |
| 5 | _1(disz) sila3 sze_ la# tu-sze-es,-s,i | 1 sila3 of barley you shall not bring out |
Sources & licences
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