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TLB 04, 008 (P389762)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TLB 04, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P389762 |
| Museum no. | LB 1885 |
| 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 a-da-a qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Adâ: |
| 2 | um-ma pe2-ru-ru-tum-ma | Thus (says) Perrutum: |
| 3 | be-li2 u3 be-el-ti li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May my lord and my lady keep you alive! |
| 4 | na-t,u2-u2 sza te-pu-szu | the loss that you caused |
| 5 | _1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ri-tim u2-sza-bi-lam-ma | 1/3 shekel of refined silver he sent, and |
| 6 | u2-ul ta-ad-di-in | you did not give. |
| 7 | {disz}{d}marduk-na-s,ir il-li-kam-ma | Marduk-nāṣir came and |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ ih-bu-tam-ma | the silver he took, and |
| 9 | usz-ta-ad-di-na-an-ni | has given to me, |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ sza u2-sza-bi-la-kum | the silver that he sent to you |
| 11 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| 12 | u3 _2(asz) sze gur_ i-<na> qa2-ti-ka#? | and 2 kor of barley in your hand |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(barig) sze_ a-na s,u2-ha-ri-ia | 1 barig of barley for my rations |
| 2 | ad-di-in-ma | I gave, and |
| 3 | ra-bi-a-nu-um | the great one |
| 4 | i-te-ki-im-szu | he defeated him. |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ szu-bi-lam | send me silver! |
Sources & licences
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