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FM 06, 068 (P497810)
Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P497810 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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 i-tur2-as3-du-u2 | to Itur-asdû |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}gu-la-ba-la-su2-ma | thus Gula-balassu: |
| 4 | asz-szum _a-sza3_-im | concerning the field |
| 5 | sza a-na# muh-hi-a | that against me |
| 6 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | which you wrote me |
| 7 | um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you: |
| 8 | _a-sza3_-am ak-su-um | the field of Aksum |
| 9 | asz-ku-uk esz-be2-er | I set up. The verdict |
| 10 | u3 sze-er-'a4-am asz-ku-un | and I established a šerʾû. |
| 11 | {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam _szabra_ | Sîn-iddinam, the household manager |
| 12 | a-na isz-lim-ki-nu-um | to Išlim-Kinum |
| 13 | u3 {d}suen-za-ni-in | and Suen-zanin |
| 14 | isz-pu-ra-am-ma | wrote to me, and |
| 15 | 5(disz) _{gesz}apin-mesz_ it-bu-nim-ma | 5 plows he brought, and |
| 16 | la i-na-wi-ra-am | shall not raise a claim |
| 17 | sze-er-'a4-am ip-ta-ar-ku | he opened the door. |
| 18 | ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am | thus you wrote me: |
| 19 | a-na szar-ri-im aq-bi | I said to the king: |
| 20 | um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma | thus I: |
| 21 | be-li2 isz-tu _mu 1(u)-kam_ | my lord from the 10th year |
| 22 | _a-sza3_-am ta-ad-di-nam-ma | the field you gave to me, and |
| 23 | a-ka-al | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na-an-na# {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam _szabra#_ | Now, Sîn-iddinam, the household manager |
| 2 | _a-sza3_-li i-tak2#-x-[...] | the field he ... |
| 3 | i-su2 ni-szu-u2-ma# | he is his own man |
| 4 | u2-ba-an szar-ri-im is,-s,a-ba-at | the king's throne seized, |
| 5 | a-nu-um-ma | Herewith |
| 6 | 2(disz) _aga-us2 sag#-ga2#-ni#_ | 2 combat soldiers, his head |
| 7 | a-na wa-ar-ka#-ti#-im pa-ra-si2-im | in the future, may it be abandoned. |
| 8 | it-ta-al#-ku#-nim | have come to me |
| 9 | it-ti-szu-nu {disz}{d}utu-ki-ma-i3-li2-ia | with them, Šamaš-kima-ilīya |
| 10 | a-na s,e-ri-ka at,#-t,a#-ar#-dam# | I have sent to you. |
| 11 | _a-sza3_-am ma-la pa-ar-ku | a field as much as is available |
| 12 | ku-li-ma-asz#-szu#-nu#-ti#-ma | Kulum-maššima |
| 13 | la i-pe2-tu-nim | did not open |
| 14 | u3 at-ta it-ti-szu-nu | and you with them |
| 15 | la tu-x-ha-ra-am | do not ... |
| 16 | a-na ni-szi-szu szar-ru-um | to his people, the king |
| 17 | it-ti-szu li-di-in | with him may he give |
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