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Semitica 58, 056-057 4 (P509352)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Semitica 58, 056-057 4 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509352 |
| Museum no. | PM 205bis |
| 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] ha-da-an-hu-ha | to Ḫadanḫaḫa |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma dingir-ni-ma | Thus (says) our god: |
| 4 | i-na pa-ni-tim sze-eh-t,u2-um | in the future, a lawsuit |
| 5 | sza _lu2_ su-ti-i-mesz | of the Sutians |
| 6 | i-na li-ib-bu ma-tim isz-hi-it,-ma | in the middle of the land he struck, and |
| 7 | asz-szum sze-eh-t,i3-im szu-a-tu | Concerning that šehṭim |
| 8 | a-na ka2-dingir-ra{ki} asz-pu-ur | I sent to Babylon. |
| 9 | {disz}sa-am-su-i-lu-na | Samsu-iluna |
| 10 | a-wa-tim dam-qa2-tim | good words |
| 11 | isz-pu-ra-am-ma# | wrote to me, and |
| 12 | a#-[na] sa#?-[li]-mi#-im | for well-being |
| 13 | a-na ka2#-dingir-ra#{ki} | to Babylon |
| 14 | asz-ta-pa-ar | I have sent. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu-u2 ti-de | may you know! |
| 2 | _giri3_ bu-hu-um _ra-gab_ | via Buḫum, the courier |
| 3 | {disz}s,il2-li2-{d}tiszpak _ra-gab_ | Ṣillī-Tišpak, the courier, |
| 4 | {disz}ib-ni-ia _a2-gal2# lu2_ ka-ak-mi{ki} | Ibniya, the general, man of Kakkim |
| 5 | _iti_ ki-is,-ki-is,-s,um _u4 2(u)-kam_ | The month of Kishkishum, the day 20 |
| 6 | _mu dingir-ni lugal-e i7 dur-ul3 nig2-ha-lam-ma-ta ka ba-usz2-a mu-un-ba-al-la2_ | the year in which his god, the king, dug the Durul canal, the canal of destruction, and he emptied the mouth of those who died. |
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