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CHJ pl. 08 HE 122 (P510471)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CHJ pl. 08 HE 122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510471 |
| Museum no. | HE 122 |
| Collection | École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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 a-wi-lim sza {d}iszkur | to the man of Adad |
| 2 | u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | shall redeem him. |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma ib-ni-[{d}]iszkur-ma | thus Ibni-Adad: |
| 5 | {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur da#-ri-isz u4#-mi# | Šamaš and Adad forever |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 7 | {disz}sze-ep-{d}utu | Šep-šamaš |
| 8 | ki#-a-am iq-bi-a-am um-ma szu-ma | Thus said he: |
| 9 | _sag-geme2_ sza en-num#-{d}utu a-hi-ia | the slave woman of Ennum-šamaš, my brother |
| 10 | i-na bad3-tibira{ki} | in Badtibira |
| 11 | i-na hi-isz-sza-tim il-le-qe2 | he will take from the debt. |
| 12 | {disz}{d#}utu-li-wi-ir _dam-gar3_ | Šamaš-liwwir, merchant |
| 13 | il-li-kam-ma um-ma szu-ma | came and said thus: |
| 14 | _sag-geme2_-ka | your slave woman |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza i-na hi-isz-sza-tim il-le-qu2-u2 | who took from the inheritance, |
| 2 | _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ id-nam-ma | 5 shekels of silver he gave, and |
| 3 | _sag-geme2_-ka lu-pa-at,-t,i-ra-ak-kum | your slave woman let me release you. |
| 4 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am | he said thus: |
| 5 | hu-ul-lam _ku3-sig17_ ad-di-szum-ma | the evil of gold I gave him, and |
| 6 | _sag-geme2_ a-szar il-le-qu2-ma i-na s,i-bi-ti-sza | the slave woman where she took, and in her womb |
| 7 | im-tu-ut | he died |
| 8 | u3 al-li-ik-szum-ma hu-ul-lam _ku3-sig17_ | and I went to him, and the destruction of gold |
| 9 | u2-ul u2-te-er-ra-am# | I did not return. |
| 10 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am | he said thus: |
| 11 | a-wa-a-ti-szu a-mur-ma | I saw his words, and |
| 12 | szu-te-sze-er-szu | may he release him. |
| 13 | szum-ma a-wa-tum i-dam i-szu | If a claim arises against him, |
| 14 | be-el a-wa-ti-szu | the lord of his words |
| 15 | a-na s,e-ri-ia t,u2-ur-dam | Send it to me! |
Sources & licences
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