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Semitica 58, 051-052 1 (P509349)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Semitica 58, 051-052 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509349 |
| Museum no. | PM 204 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) |
| Coordinates | 33.4837, 44.7276 |
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 in-zu-ur-sza-[ak-szu qi2-bi2-ma] | Speak to Inzur-shakšu: |
| 2 | um-ma dingir-ni ra#-im#-[ka-a]-ma# | Thus (says) my personal god: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}tiszpak da-ri-isz u4-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Tishpak keep you alive forever! |
| 4 | asz-szum _gesz hi-a_ ta-as,-li-li | because of the trees you have pruned |
| 5 | sza asz-ta-ap-pa-ra-ak-kum-ma | that I sent to you, and |
| 6 | _gesz hi-a_ szu-nu-ti a-ia-am-mu tu-ka-al-li-mu | these trees, may you keep alive! |
| 7 | ki-ma ti-du-u2 | like a tidû |
| 8 | _erin2-mesz_ sza t,a3-ra-di-im a-na bad3-an{ki} | troops of ṭarādum to Dur-An |
| 9 | at,-t,a3-ra-ad | I have sent to you. |
| 10 | i-na a-ah i7 t,a3-ba-an bi-it-qa2-tum bu-ut-tu-qa2-ma | In the side of the pleasant canal, the irrigated area is cleared away, and |
| 11 | _erin2-mesz_ gu-um-mu-ur-ma bi-it-qa2-tim szi-na-ti | “Lead the troops, and those debts |
| 12 | u2-ta-ak-ka-lu | they shall eat. |
| 13 | szum-ma i-na ki-na-tim ta-ra-am#-ma-an-ni# | If in truth you love me |
| 14 | _erin2#-mesz_ i-di#-in#-[ma _gesz hi-a_ li-ib-lu]-nim#? | he gave the troops, so that they may bring the harvest. |
| 15 | isz#-tu# al#-ma-an{ki#} | from Alman |
| 16 | a-na li#?-[...] li-isz#-szu-nim | to ... may he put |
| 17 | i-na qa#-[at ARAD2-di-ia] li#?-isz-ku-nu-ma | in the hand of my servant may they place |
| 18 | a-na [s,e-ri-ia li]-it,#-ru-dam-ma | let him bring me to my country, and |
| 19 | _gesz hi#-[a_ szu-nu]-ti li-isz-szu-nim | May these trees be restored for them. |
| 20 | _erin2#-mesz#_-ia#? pa-hi-ir | my troops received. |
| 21 | at#-[ta] u2-ul ti-de# | You do not know. |
| 22 | [_erin2-mesz_ sza] t,a3-ra-di-im | the troops of the ṭarādum |
| 23 | la# [ta-ka]-la# um-ta-ha-ar#? | You shall not eat, you shall not drink. |
| 24 | szum#-ma#-ma-an ki-ma a-na-[ku] | If, like I |
| 25 | asz#-ta#-na#-ap-pa-ra-kum# | I constantly send to you. |
| 26 | at-[ta] a-na ia-szi-im# | You to me |
| 27 | ta-asz-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 28 | isz-tu ma-ti-ma-a-an | from any time |
| 29 | _gesz_ s,u2#-ul-lu-lam u2-ul u2-sza-qi2-ir-ma | I did not raise a ṣullû tree and |
| 30 | _gesz-mesz_ u2-ul u2-sza-bi-la-kum# | I did not send you the trees. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szi-pi2-ir _erin2-mesz_ sza i-ip-pe2-szu | the work-troops that he does |
| 2 | _u4 1(disz)-kam_ li-in-na-di-ma | on the 1st day may he be seen, and |
| 3 | _gesz-mesz_ szu-nu-ti li-ib-lu-nim | these trees may they carry. |
| 4 | asz-szum {gesz}i-na-tim sza u2-sza-bi-la-kum | Concerning the innatum tree that I sent to you |
| 5 | i-in-ka la im-hu-ra-ma | your eyes did not receive, and |
| 6 | ta-asz-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 7 | it#-ti# sza-am-hu-um | with Šamḫum |
| 8 | isz-te-en s,u-ha-ar-ka | together with your yoke |
| 9 | sza _gesz hi-a_ i-du-u2 | who know the trees |
| 10 | li-il-li-kam-ma | may he come, and |
| 11 | i-na _gesz hi-a_ ma-du-tim li-is3-su-uq-ma | with many trees may he pluck up, and |
| 12 | {gesz}i-na-tim dam-qa2-tim | good innards |
| 13 | li-<isz>-ter#-sa3#-a-kum | may he send to you |
| 14 | _giri3_ sza-am-hu-um _dumu e2# dub#-ba#-a_ | via Šamḫum, son of the house of the scribe |
| 15 | _iti_ ki-in-kum _u4 2(u)-kam_ | The month of Kinum, the day 20, |
| 16 | _mu alan_ {d}gesztin-an-na | the year in which the statue of Geštinana |
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