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TLB 04, 015 (P389774)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TLB 04, 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P389774 |
| Museum no. | LB 1897 |
| 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 ru-ut-tum qi2-bi2-ma | Say to the prince: |
| 2 | um-ma {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus Marduk-nāṣir: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 4 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki | may they keep you alive! |
| 5 | _sze_-um sza ib-ba-szu i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu | the barley that he brought, in the seah of Šamaš |
| 6 | ma-ah-ri-ki li-isz-ta-an-ni-ma | May he keep me in good health before you. |
| 7 | li-ik-ka-ni-ik | may he seal. |
| 8 | asz-szum {disz}ba-ba-tim u3 s,u2-ha-ra-ti-sza | Concerning Babatum and her ṣuḫarāti |
| 9 | t,a-ra!(RI)-di-im | ṭaradim |
| 10 | ki-ma isz-ti-isz-szu e-esz-ri-szu | As soon as he has completed it, |
| 11 | asz-tap-pa-ra-ak-ki#-im# | I have sent to you |
| 12 | u2-ul ta-pu-li#-in#-ni# | you did not send me. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-bi-is-sa3-ki tu-ub-ta-i-li | Ibbissakku, you have brought it to me. |
| 2 | ap-pu-na-ma i-bi-is-sa3-am | I looked at her, and she said: |
| 3 | sza-ni-a-am ta-as-sa3-na-hu-ri | a second time you will have to return. |
| 4 | {disz}ba-ba-tim {disz}{d}la-ga-bi-tum-ba-la-su | Babatum, Lagabītum-balassu, |
| 5 | u3 a-bi-li-ib-lu-ut, | and Abilī-ibluṭ |
| 6 | t,u2-ur-di-szi-na-a-ti-ma | Ṭurdišināti, and |
| 7 | lu-ud-di-isz | I shall renovate. |
| 8 | a-wa-tu-ia ma-ti i-in-ki | (Sum) My words, the land trembles (Akk) My word(s), the land shakes |
| 9 | i-ma-ha-ra | he shall receive. |
| 10 | i-na la mi-ta-gu-ri-ia | without my permission |
| 11 | [i-bi]-is#-sa3-am tu-ub-ta-na-HA-li | Ibbisam, you should not ... |
| 12 | sza a-qa2-ab-bu-ki-im | that I spoke to you |
| 13 | mu-ug-ri-in-ni-ma | who binds me, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-wa-tum la ih-ha-at,-t,i-a | the word shall not approach me, |
| 2 | szum-ma ha-t,i-tam e-ep-pu-usz | If he performs a crime, |
| 3 | la ta-ma-ga-ri-<<ni>>-in-ni | Do not abandon me! |
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