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JCS 11, 108 03 (P472656)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 11, 108 03 |
|---|---|
| ID | P472656 |
| Museum no. | CUA 030 |
| Collection | Semitics/ICOR Collections, Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 {d}utu-be-li-u2-s,ur | to Šamaš-bēlī-uṣur |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma# | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-li-x-[...-ma] | Thus Ali-...: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu li#-[ba-al]-li-t,u2-ka# | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum a-wa-tim sza te-zi#-ba-am | Concerning the word that you left |
| 6 | um-ma at-ta-a-ma _u4 1(u)-kam_ | Thus you: the 10th day |
| 7 | usz-sza-ba-am-ma a-sza-pa-ra-ak-ki# | I will sit down and send to you. |
| 8 | i-na-an-na _u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ im-ta#-lu# | Now, the 15th day has passed. |
| 9 | a-na mi-nim la ta#-[asz-pu-ra-am] | Why did you not write me? |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | uz-na-ia ma-la-a szu-[...] | my ears as much as ... |
| 2 | ba-szi-a-ma an-ni-it-tam# | this one |
| 3 | la an-ni-it#-tam# szu#-up-ra#-[am-ma] | Send me an unfavourable report! |
| 4 | lu-qu2-ul [...]-x szi-i | ... she is ... |
| 5 | la ba-i-tum# [a-na] x x x | without interruption to ... |
| 6 | pa-nu#-ka# sza#-ak#-[nu] | are placed before you. |
| 7 | an-ni#-it#-ta# u2-[qa?-a?]-ka | This is what I am asking you. |
| 8 | me#-hi-ir tup-pi2-ia# | Receive my tablet. |
| 9 | szu#-bi#-lam-ma lu-qu2-ul | send to me, so that I may compete |
| 10 | szum#-ma a-la-kum u2#-ul# na#-t,u2# | If he goes, he will not die. |
| 11 | tup#-pa#-ka sza a-x-[...] | Your tablet of ... |
| 12 | [szu-up]-ra#-am# | send! |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na mi-nim la ta-asz-pu-ra-am | Why did you not write me? |
Sources & licences
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