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DCS 090 (P414605)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | DCS 090 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414605 |
| Museum no. | BNUS 313 |
| Collection | Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France |
| 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 ib-ni-{d}mar-tu | to Ibni-Amurrum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i3-li2-ma-dingir-ma | thus Ilīma-ilum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia a-na da-ri-a-ti-im | May Šamaš and Marduk my name forever |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | a-na {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ki-a-am | to Ilī-ippalsam, thus |
| 7 | asz-pu-ra-am um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I wrote to you thus: |
| 8 | _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ it-ti ta-am-ka-ri-im | 1 mina of silver together with Tamkarum |
| 9 | le-qe2-e-ma | take, and |
| 10 | sze-a-am sza-am-ma ri-szi li-ki-il | May he keep the barley in good condition. |
| 11 | u2-zu-ub-be2-e ma-la tu-s,a-bu | they will cut off as much as you bring in. |
| 12 | u3 ma-la u2-ra-ka-su-ka | and as much as he will bind you |
| 13 | a-na-ku a-pa-al | I looked. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum gi-ru-um na-ah-du-u2 | Concerning the gīru-reed, the naḫdû-tree |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-ul u2-sza-bi-la-szu | I did not send him silver. |
| 3 | qi2-bi-szu-u2-ma a-ah-szu-u2 | Speak to him, and his brother |
| 4 | la i-na-di | he shall not give. |
| 5 | szi-ta-la-ma t,e-em-szu-u2 ga-am-ra-am | Give me a firm positive answer! |
| 6 | szu-lum bi-ti-im u3 szu-lum | The well-being of the house and the well being |
| 7 | {disz}na-bi-{d}nin-szubur {disz}isz8-tar2-i-lam | Nabi-Ninšubur, Ishtar-ilam |
| 8 | szu-up-ra-am | send! |
| 9 | u3 t,e-em mi-im-ma sza e-zi-ba-ku | and any news that I have left, |
| 10 | u3 ma-la u2-da-bi-bu-ka | and as much as he will spare you, |
| 11 | {disz}isz8-tar2-i-lam szu-up-ra-am | Send Ištar-ilam! |
Sources & licences
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