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TLB 04, 005 (P389764)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TLB 04, 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P389764 |
| Museum no. | LB 1887 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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-ad#-da-a qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to the father: |
| 2 | um-ma# a-wi-il-esz18-dar-ma | Thus Awīl-ištar: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 4 | da-ri#-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive forever! |
| 5 | lu sza#-al-ma-a-ta | May you be well! |
| 6 | a-na szu#-ul-mi-ka asz-pur-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 7 | [szu-lum]-ka szu-up-ra-am | send me your health! |
| 8 | [asz-szum] t,e4-mi-ia sza ta-asz-pur-ra-am | Concerning my report about which you wrote me |
| 9 | [asz]-szum# _erin2_ la pa-qa2-di-im | Concerning the troops not being entrusted |
| 10 | [u3] la e-se-ri-im | and not to return |
| 11 | it#-ti a-wi-le-e-ma | with a man |
| 12 | [ta]-na#-wi-ir# a-di-ni it-ti _e2-gal_ | you have sworn by the palace. |
| 13 | [u2]-ul an-na-ma-ar | I did not see. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ki]-ma# it-ti _e2-gal#_ | like with the palace |
| 2 | [at-ta-an]-ma-ru t,e4-em | I have seen the report |
| 3 | [x x (x)-{d}]marduk i-sza-ri-isz | -Marduk rejoiced. |
| 4 | [i-tap]-la#-an-ni | has sent to me |
| 5 | [lu]-te#-ra-ku-um | I shall return to you. |
Sources & licences
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