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TLB 04, 012 (P389451)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TLB 04, 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P389451 |
| Museum no. | LB 1019 |
| 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 ba-asz-ti-il3-a-ba qi2-bi2-ma | To Baštilaba speak! |
| 2 | um-ma {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus Marduk-nāṣir: |
| 3 | ki-ma u2-um-szu-um | like a cow |
| 4 | ne-me-tam u2-ul ti-szu | (Sum) He has no fear, he does not sleep (Akk) He does not have fear |
| 5 | a-na a-hi-we-du-um asz-tap-ra-am | I wrote to Aḫi-wūdum. |
| 6 | a-na _gu4 hi-a_ s,u2-ha-re-e | for the oxen of the ṣuharû-offering |
| 7 | s,u2-ha-ra-tim _ud5 masz2 hi-a_ | ṣuḫarātum-offerings of goats and goats |
| 8 | u3 bi-tim la te-gi# | and the house not returned |
| 9 | i-na tup-pi2-ka | on your tablet |
| 10 | qa2-qa2-ra-am e-s,i2-ir | he has harvested the field. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na da-mi-iq-tim | in good fortune |
| 2 | [it-ti]-ia# na#-an-me-er | should be reconciled with me. |
| 3 | [x x x x x _gu2]-un_ sza-am-mi | ... talents of red wool |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | [...] | |
| 7 | [...] | |
| 8 | [x x (x)]{sar#} [x x (x)]{sar} | ..., |
| 9 | _numun_ pa-ap-pa-ar-hi{sar} | the seed of the pāpāḫi garden |
| 10 | u3 _numun_ la-ma{sar} u2-sza-ba-la-kum | and the seed of Lama he shall bring to you |
| 11 | t,e4-em-ka lu-u2 sa-di-ir | May your report be favourable. |
| 12 | {disz}dingir-ra-bi sza-am-mi | Ilī-rabi |
| 13 | li-iz-bi-lam | may he bring. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na _ud5 masz2 hi-a_ na-ah-ra-ar-ka | to a goat and a billy goat for you |
| 2 | li-ib-ba-szi-szi#-na#-szi#-im | may it be with them. |
Sources & licences
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