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CHJ pl. 08 HE 123 (P510472)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CHJ pl. 08 HE 123 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510472 |
| Museum no. | HE 123 |
| Collection | École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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 ra-bi-a-an _iri_ me-eh-rum{ki} | to the governor of Meḫrum |
| 2 | u3 szi-bu-ut a-lim | and the life of the city |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma a-wi-il-isz8-tar2-ma | Thus Awīl-Ištar: |
| 5 | {disz}ib-ba-tum _dumu_ sze-ep-{d}suen _di-ku5_ | Ibbatum, son of Šep-Sîn, judge |
| 6 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am | he said thus: |
| 7 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 8 | a-bi a-na {d}nin-urta-mu-ba-li2-it, | his father to Ninurta-muballiṭ |
| 9 | _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na sze-im sza-mi-im | 10 shekels of silver for the same barley |
| 10 | id-di-in-ma | gave, and |
| 11 | a-bi i-na pa-ni wa-s,i-szu | his father in the presence of his army |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na# sze-im u3 _ku3#-[babbar]_ | for barley and silver |
| 2 | ip-qi2-da-asz-szu-u2-ma | he appointed him, and |
| 3 | u2-ul sze-am u2-ul _ku3-babbar_ | no barley, no silver |
| 4 | id-di-nam | he gave. |
| 5 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am | he said thus: |
| 6 | ki-ma tup-pi2 ta-am-ma-ra | You will read it like a tablet. |
| 7 | be-el a-wa-ti-szu | the lord of his words |
| 8 | a-na s,e-ri-ia | to my country |
| 9 | t,u2-ur-da-nim | Ṭurdanum |
Sources & licences
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