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TLB 04, 018 (P389743)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TLB 04, 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P389743 |
| Museum no. | LB 1866 |
| 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 |
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 sza-{d}mar-tu | to Ša-Amurru |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ni-szi-i-ni-szu-ma | Thus (says) his people: |
| 4 | esz18-dar u3 {d}za-ba4-ba4 li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka# | May Ištar and Zababa keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum ni-pu-ut _dumu-munus_ tap-pu-um | Concerning the adoption of the daughter of a companion |
| 6 | sza i-na qa2-at am-ti-sza | that in the hand of her mother |
| 7 | tu-sze-s,u2-u2 um-ma hu-za-lum-ma | you will bring out, thus Huzalum: |
| 8 | asz-szu-mi-ki sza _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | As for you, of 2 shekels of silver |
| 9 | a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ at-ta-di-in | for 1 shekel of silver I gave. |
| 10 | um-ma ni-szi-i-ni-szu-u2-ma _dumu-munus#_-szu | thus Niši-nišû: his daughter |
| 11 | a-na a-wa-tim# an-ni-tim ap-la-asz-<szi> | I shall look at this matter. |
| 12 | ni-pu#-tam | |
| 13 | i-na e-sze-re-et bi-ri-i | During the morning meal, |
| 14 | a-na zi-ki-ir _nin-dingir_ {d}za-ba4#-ba4 | for the oath of the goddess Zababa |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sag#-geme2_ sza ha-al-[qa2-at] | the slave woman who is seized |
| 2 | u2-ta-ru-u2 | they shall return. |
| 3 | bi-sa3 a-na bi-ti-ia qu2-ru-ub | (Sum) My house, my house, I want to enter (Akk) The house, the house of my house |
| 4 | esz-te-ne-me-e ta-zi-im-ta-ka | Your supplications, |
| 5 | a-na di-na-ni-ka lu na-ad-nu | May it be given to you for your legal case. |
| 6 | ni-pu-tam t,u2-ur-dam | the nīpûtam-vessel is to be returned. |
| 7 | ta-zi-im-ta-ka la esz15-te-ne2-me2 | (Sum) Do not be afraid of your exalted command, |
| 8 | u3-lu ni-pu-sa3 u3-lu _ku3-babbar_ | or a nīpusa, or silver |
| 9 | szu-bi-la-szi | send to her. |
| 10 | i-na a-li-ka qa2-qa2-da-num | At your coming, Qaqadanum |
| 11 | at-ta-a-ma a-na mi-nim | You, why |
| 12 | an-ni-tum la tu-sze-ra-at | You shall not return this to me. |
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