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DCS 091 (P414606)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | DCS 091 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414606 |
| Museum no. | BNUS 345 |
| 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 na-bi-{d}suen | to Nabi-Sîn |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma sza-ma-ia-tum-ma | Thus Šamayatum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u3-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | a-nu-um-ma t,up-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | Now, I have sent you my tablet. |
| 6 | t,up-pi2 i-na a-ma-ri-ka | At your appearance, |
| 7 | mi-in-di {d}na-bi-i3-li2-szu | Nabi-ilīšu |
| 8 | a-ah-szu i-na-ad-di-i-ma | his brother will give, and |
| 9 | u2-ul u2-szi-s,i-a-szu | he did not bring him out, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ gu-mu-ur-ma | 10 shekels of silver gumur |
| 2 | {disz}{d}suen-sza-mu-uh | Sîn-šamuḫ |
| 3 | pu-ut,-ra-asz-szu | Release him! |
| 4 | an-ni-ki-a-am a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | this for 1 shekel of silver |
| 5 | sza _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-bi_ | of 1 1/2 shekels silver |
| 6 | lu-u2 sze-a-am lu-u2 _siki du_ | or barley or wool |
| 7 | u3 lu-u2 mi-im-ma | or anything |
| 8 | sza ha-asz-ha-a-ti | of the haruspex |
| 9 | [szi]-tam-ma an-ni-ki-a-am | This is the šītu of this. |
| 10 | [a]-ap#-pa-al-ka | I will send to you. |
| 11 | [a]-ah#-ka# la ta-na-di | Do not neglect your brother! |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | sza-ma-a-a-tum | Šamatitum |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li | son of Sîn-uselli |
| 3 | [_ARAD_] AN {d}mar-[tu] | servant of Anu and Martu. |
Sources & licences
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