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CHJ pl. 20 HE 208 (P510495)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Pī-Kasî · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CHJ pl. 20 HE 208 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510495 |
| Museum no. | HE 208 |
| 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 sza-pi2-ri-ni | to šāpirinu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma gu-ru-rum | thus Gurum: |
| 4 | {disz}a-di-du-um u3 ma-du-tum | Adīdum and Madutum |
| 5 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | Šamaš and Marduk |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 7 | asz-szum na-ah-sa3-tim | because of the nahsātum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ta-asz-pur-ra-am-ne2-szi | that you wrote to us, |
| 2 | na-asz-pa-kam u2-ul x | It is a gift, not |
| 3 | ASZ x x x SZI | ... ... |
| 4 | um-ma nu-ur2-{d}utu | Thus Nūr-šamaš |
| 5 | a-na KA na-asz-pa-kum i-x x x | to the gate of the writing-board |
| 6 | a-na na-ah-sa3-tim x | for the nahsātum-offering |
| 7 | _sza3_ [x (x)]-x u2-ul | The heart ... is not |
| 8 | [x x (x)]-x | |
Sources & licences
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