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AfO 24, pl. 21 Truro 09 (P458910)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AfO 24, pl. 21 Truro 09 |
|---|---|
| ID | P458910 |
| Museum no. | CMAG 1922.90.03 |
| Collection | County Museum and Art Gallery, Truro, Cornwall, 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 ka-as2-pu-sza | for her money |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}amar-utu-ba-ni | thus Marduk-bani: |
| 4 | u3 li-i-ir _sag-il2_-ma | and the līr priestess, and |
| 5 | {d}utu {d}amar-utu da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš, Marduk, forever |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 7 | ki-ma ti-du-u2 | like a tidû |
| 8 | {disz}a-ta-a a-bu-ni | Atâ, his father |
| 9 | sza ka-li sza-at-tim | of all the years, |
| 10 | sza bu-ni-ni i-pu-szu | which Bunini built, |
| 11 | u3 pa-ni-ni | and our face |
| 12 | a-na s,a-la-mi | for ṣalmu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la i-na-ad-di-in | he shall not give |
| 2 | ki-ma sza at-ta asz-ba-ta | Like you, I sat down. |
| 3 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ asz-sza-su | 1 shekel of silver as his wife |
| 4 | na-szi-a-at-ma it-ta-al-kam | she is responsible, and she has come. |
| 5 | _sze-gesz-i3_ sza _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | sesame of 1 shekel of silver |
| 6 | i-na qa2-qa2-ri-im | on the ground |
| 7 | szu-li-a-szi-im-ma | send to her, and |
| 8 | re-qu2-sa3 la i-la-kam | the remainder he shall not pay. |
| 9 | ki-ma ka-li# sza-at-tim | like the whole of the year |
| 10 | i-na mu-uh-hi-szu | on his account |
| 11 | nu-usz-ta-ra-asz-szi | we will keep her alive. |
| 12 | szu-ma be-li2 {d}amar-utu | that my lord, Marduk |
| left | ||
| 1 | asz-szu-mi-ia u2-ba-al-la-at,-ka | (Sum) He smite you with my name (Akk) My name I smote you |
| 2 | u3 i-ga-am-mi-il-ka re-qu2-sa3 | and Igāmil, your servant, |
| 3 | la i-la-kam | he will not come. |
Sources & licences
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