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ASSF 45, 26-29 09 (P464318)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ASSF 45, 26-29 09 |
|---|---|
| ID | P464318 |
| Museum no. | FNM 13631:09 |
| Collection | Finnish National Museum, Helsinki, Finland |
| 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}marduk {disz}{d}na-bi-um-[...] | To Ibni-Marduk, Nabium- |
| 2 | u3 szi-bu-ut ka-ri2-su[{ki}] | and the inhabitants of Karisu |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma ib-ni-{d}marduk u3 a-li2-ta-li-mi-ma | Thus Ibni-Marduk and Ali-talimma: |
| 5 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ku-nu-ti | may Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 6 | asz-szum hu-ul-qi3 sza {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ ma-asz-ku | Concerning the loss of Ibbi-Ninšubur son of Mašiku |
| 7 | sza i-na bi-ta-ti _aga-us2-mesz ku3-babbar_ tu-sza-ad-di-na-ma | that in the house of the soldiers silver you gave to me, and |
| 8 | _aga-us2-mesz_ ma-har be-li2-ia isz-ku-nu | soldiers before my lord they placed |
| 9 | {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur ma-ah-ri-ni | Ibbi-Ninšubur received. |
| 10 | ki-a-am isz-ku-un um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he said: |
| 11 | _ku3#-[babbar_ ma]-du-um usz-ta-ad-di-im-ma | as much silver as he had given, and |
| 12 | _[ku3]-babbar#_ i-s,a-am-ma id-di-nu-nim | he took the silver and gave to me. |
| 13 | u3 1(u) 1(disz) a-wi-lu-u2 ik-ka-lu-ma | and 11 men eat, and |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ im-hu-ru-ma u2-ta-asz-sze-ru-szu-nu-ti | he received the silver and they shall return to them. |
| 15 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-an-ni-a-szi-im | thus said to us: |
| 16 | [a]-nu#-um-ma tup-pa-ni nu-usz-ta-bi-la-ak-ku-nu-szi-im | Now, we have sent you our tablet. |
| 17 | [ki-ma] tup-pa-ni ta-am-ma-ra | You will see it like a tablet. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [i]-na# _{gesz}tukul_ sza {d}marduk i-na _{gesz}tukul_ sza {d}iszkur | with the weapon of Marduk, with the weapons of Adad |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ sza i-na bi-ta-ti _aga-us2-mesz_ | the silver that in the possession of the soldiers |
| 3 | usz-ta-ad-di-nu bi-ir-ra-nim | they have sworn by the oath |
| 4 | u3 tup-pi2 te-er-ra-ma ku-un-ka | Return the tablet and place it in your possession. |
| 5 | u3 1(u) 1(disz) a-wi-le-e sza tu-wa-asz-sze-ra | and 11 men of Tuwaššera |
| 6 | a-[na] i-bi-{d}nin-szubur pi2-iq-da-ma | to Ibbi-Ninšubur pass, and |
| 7 | u3#? e-li ma-az-za-asz-tim li-sza-la-szu-nu-ti | and above Mazzaštum may he raise them. |
| 8 | u3 at-tu-nu it-ti-szu a-li-a-nim | And you, with him, the city |
| 9 | u2-ul ta-al-la-nim-ma | you will not come here, and |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ ma-du i-na mu-uh-hi-ku-nu | many (shekels of) silver upon you |
| 11 | isz-sza-ak-ka-an | he placed. |
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