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CHJ pl. 04 HE 108 (P510467)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Pī-Kasî · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CHJ pl. 04 HE 108 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510467 |
| Museum no. | HE 108 |
| Collection | École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq) |
| Coordinates | 32.1311, 44.6393 |
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 nu-ur2-{d}utu | to Nur-Šamaš |
| 2 | {disz}a-wi-il-{d}iszkur | Awil-Addu |
| 3 | _ugula nam 1(u) erin2-mesz_ u3 ma-du-tim | foreman of the province, 10 labor-troops and many |
| 4 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 5 | um-ma {d}utu-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus Šamaš-nāṣir: |
| 6 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ku-nu-ti | may Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 7 | asz-szum {d}suen-re-me-ni sza a-hu-um | Concerning Sîn-remeni of Aḫum |
| 8 | sza asz-szum _zu2-lum_ a-na s,e-ri-ia | concerning the dates to my country |
| 9 | ta-at,-ru-da-ni-isz-szu | you sent to him. |
| 10 | ka-ni-ik _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza lu2-{d}na-bi-um | a sealed document of 1/3 mina of silver belonging to Lu-Nabium |
| 11 | sza {d}suen-re-me-ni ub-la-am | of Sîn-rēmēli brought |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um il-te-qi2 | Awīl-Nabium took (it). |
| 2 | um-ma szu-ma _zu2-lum_ la ta-na-di-szum | Thus he: You did not give him dates. |
| 3 | a-wi-lum sa-ak-la-al | “(If) a man is seized |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma tup-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ku-nu-szi | Now, I have sent you a tablet. |
| 5 | szum-ma wa-ar-ka-as2-su2 pa-ar-sa-tu-nu-ma | if after his death they are dead |
| 6 | _zu2-lum_ ki-ma _zu2-lum_ u2-ta-ra-ku-nu-szi | dates like dates they shall return to you. |
| 7 | _zu2-lum_ ma-aq-tu-tim id-na-szum | dried dates he gave him. |
| 8 | szum-ma la ki-a-am ka-at-ta-am | If not, it is a gift. |
| 9 | li-ir-sza-ku-nu-szi-im-ma | may they grant to her, and |
| 10 | sza isz-ti-ni-isz ka-ni-ik-szu-nu | who together with their seals |
| 11 | i-zi-bu _zu2-lum_ li-il-qi2 | he will die; dates may he take. |
| 12 | asz2#-tap-ra-ku-nu-szi ki-ma ni-it,#-li-ku-nu | I have sent to you, as your witnesses |
| 13 | ep#-sza | performed. |
| 14 | u2-ra-am sze-ra-am ki-a-am | In the future, in the future |
| 15 | la ta-qa2-bi-a um-ma at-tu-nu-ma | Do not say to me, thus you: |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | sza-pi2-ir-ni i-zu-ra-an-ni-a-ti | “The šāpirnu of Izuranni, |
| 2 | _zu2-lum_ ni-di-in | dates we gave |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | u3 tup-pi2 a-na szi-bu-ut | and a tablet for reading |
| 2 | a-wa-ti-ia us,-ra | my words will be changed. |
Sources & licences
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