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Edinburgh 17 (P453066)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Edinburgh 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453066 |
| Museum no. | NMS A.1909.405.05 |
| Collection | National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 AB-li-lum [sza {d}...] | to Ab-līlum of |
| 2 | u2-ba-al-la#-[t,u2-szu] | they shall redeem him. |
| 3 | u3 t,e4-em-szu i-na da#-[...] | and his report in ... |
| 4 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 5 | um-ma hu-za-lum-ma | Ḫuzalum speaks thus: |
| 6 | {d}nin-szubur ba-ni-ka u3 {d}nin-imma3 be-li2 | Ninšubur your creator, and Ninimma my lord |
| 7 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 8 | i-nu-ma isz-tu nibru{ki} | when from Nippur |
| 9 | a-na babila2{ki} al-li-kam | to Babylon I came. |
| 10 | ki-sza-a-ma i-na _du6#-ku3-ga_ | and in the Dukug |
| 11 | a-na nibru{ki} a-tu-ur2-ra-am | I returned to Nippur. |
| 12 | t,e4-mi ga-am-ra-am u2-ul asz-ku-un-ka | I did not give you a full report. |
| 13 | {disz}a-pil2-i3-li2-szu tap-pe2-e | Apil-ilišu, the companion |
| 14 | a-na _a-sza3_-im sza _a-gar3 gu-la_ | to the field of the great meadow |
| 15 | la i-sa-an-ni-iq | he shall not be negligent. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ma-ka-a-ar# _a-sza3_-im | for the purchase of the field |
| 2 | sza _a-gar3 gu-la_ ka-li-szu | of the great meadow, all of it |
| 3 | ma-ka-ri-im la te-eg#-gi | Do not abandon the quay! |
| 4 | isz-tu ap-pi2 s,u2-ul-le-e-szu | After he had shaved his head |
| 5 | a-di _pa5_ nam-ka-ri-im sza _dumu-mesz_ ip-qu2-{d}da-mu | as far as the stele of the sons of Ipqu-damu |
| 6 | u3 _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ a-di _ka2 an-za-gar3_ | and 2 iku of field, including the gate of the tower, |
| 7 | 1(disz) _sar a-sza3_ na-du-u2 la ib-ba-asz-szi | 1 sar of cultivated land is not there; |
| 8 | _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza _ka2 an-za-gar3_ | 2 iku field, of the gate of the tower; |
| 9 | at-ta a-na# sze-im# u3 _sze-gesz-i3_ te-ep-pe2-esz | You for barley and sesame you make. |
| 10 | ia-szi-im _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ a-na sze-im | 4 iku of field for barley |
| 11 | tu-usz-ta-na-as-sa3-KAM | Tuštanassa |
| 12 | asz-szum di-ib-ba-tum la sza-ak-na# x [...] | Because there is no dispute ... |
| 13 | um#-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you: |
| 14 | x BI nam da-ab-ba-ku x [...] | ... I shall speak ... |
| 15 | [a]-na# _a-sza3_-im qa2-ti ub#-[lam] | to that field he shall bring |
| 16 | [x] an#?-ni-tam sza x [...] | This ... of ... |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [a]-na# qi2-i-ip a-wa-ti-ia | at the beginning of my words |
| 2 | u3 szi-bu-ut a-wa-ti-ia | and the hearing of my words |
| 3 | tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am ma-har lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 | This tablet before Lu-Enlila |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | ta-na-as,-s,a-ra-am | you will keep watch over. |
Sources & licences
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