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NAPR 5, 35 Di 1668 (P512447)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | NAPR 5, 35 Di 1668 |
|---|---|
| ID | P512447 |
| Museum no. | IM 082416 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) |
| Coordinates | 33.0991, 44.2991 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 sin-na-s,ir | to Sin-naṣir |
| 2 | {disz}nu-ra-tum sin#-i#-din#-nam# | Nuratum, the lady Iddinam |
| 3 | _kar_ zimbir{ki} u3 _di-ku5 zimbir!#{ki#}-am#-na#-num# | the quay of Sippar and the judge of Sippar-amnannum |
| 4 | lu2-{d}AG# {disz}sin-i-din-nam _sanga#-[mesz] di#-ku5-mesz#_ | Lu-Nabû and Sin-iddinam, priests of the judges |
| 5 | _ugula e2-mesz ugula-mesz lukur {d}utu-mesz lu2#-mesz# [IR-mesz] di#-ku5#-mesz#_ | foreman of houses, foremen of the nadītu, Šamaš, men, servants of the judges |
| 6 | u3# _i3-du8-mesz ka2 ga2-gi-a_ sza zimbir#{ki#}-ia#-ah-ru-rum | and the gatekeepers of the granary of Sippar-Yaḫrum |
| 7 | qi2#-bi2#-[ma] um#-ma sa-am#-su-i-lu-na-ma# | Speak, thus Samsu-iluna |
| 8 | [...] x x zimbir#{ki} | ... Sippar |
| 9 | [ki-a]-am# [u2-lam-mi-du]-ni-in-ni um-[ma szu-nu-ma] | Thus they said to me: |
| 10 | [_lu2-mesz zimbir{ki}] dumu#-munus#-mesz#_-szu#-nu a-[na _ga2-gi-a_ u2-sze]-ri-bu | the citizens of Sippar and their daughters into a garrison brought |
| 11 | [u2-ul u2-s,a]-ad#-du-u2 ib-ri-a#-[nim-ma] | they will not be able to keep up with me. |
| 12 | [i-na ka-re]-e# sza# be-li-ni i-pi2-ru-[szi]-na#-[ti] | On the threshing floor of our lord they will cut them off. |
| 13 | [u3 i]-na#-an-na _lu2-mesz_ zimbir#{ki#} | And now the people of Sippar |
| 14 | [_dumu-munus]-mesz#_-szu#-nu# a-na _ga2-gi#-a# u2-sze-re#-bu# | their daughters to the scepter they shall bring |
| 15 | [ki-a]-am# u2#-lam-mi-du#-ni#-in-ni | thus they made me bow down. |
| 16 | [_lukur_] {d#}utu la# s,u2-ud-du-tam | the nadītu of Šamaš, unrivalled |
| 17 | a#-na# _ga2-gi#-a#_ la szu-ru-ub-sza aq#-bi# | I said to the satrap not to release her. |
| 18 | u3 _lukur_ {d}utu sza a-bu-sza u3 a-hu#-sza# la u2-s,i-du#-szi# | and the nadītu of Šamaš, whose father and grandfather did not let her go out |
| 19 | tup-pa-am la isz-t,u2-ru-szi-im-ma# | The tablet has not been written for her |
| 20 | i-na _ga2-gi-a_ wa-asz-ba-at# | on a reed fence |
| 21 | a-ba-sza u3 a-ha-sza e-se-ra-am-ma | her father and mother shall enter, and |
| 22 | tup-pa-am sza#-t,a#-ra-am-ma | A tablet is written and |
| 23 | a-na _ga2-gi-a_ szu#-ru-ub-sza aq-bi | I said to the šurub-priestess: |
| 24 | u3# mi-im-ma sza# a-na _dumu-munus_-szu i-na#-ad#-di#-nu | and anything that they give to his daughter |
| 25 | ma-har sin-na-s,ir {disz}nu-ra#-tum# | before Sin-nāṣir (and) Nuratum |
| 26 | sin#-i-din-nam# _kar#_ zimbir{ki#} | Sîn-iddinam, the quay of Sippar |
| 27 | u3 _di-ku5_ zimbir#<{ki}> | and the judge of Sippar |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu2#-{d}AG sin-i-din-nam# _sanga#-mesz di#-ku5-mesz#_ | Lu-Nabû, Sin-iddinam, priests of the judges |
| 2 | _ugula e2-mesz ugula-mesz lukur_ {d}utu | foreman of houses, foremen of the nadītu of Šamaš |
| 3 | _lu2-mesz RI-mesz di-ku5-mesz_ | men of ..., judges |
| 4 | u3 _i3-du8-mesz ka2 ga2#-gi#-a#_ sza# zimbir{ki} ia-ah-ru-rum | and the gatekeepers of the granary of Sippar Yaḫrurum |
| 5 | li-pa-qi2-id tup-pa#-[am li-isz]-t,u2#-ur#-szi# | May he entrust it, may he write a tablet for her. |
| 6 | a-na _ga2-gi-a_ li#-[sze-ri-ib]-szi | may he bring her to the sceptre. |
| 7 | u3 ki-a-am [u2-lam]-mi#-du-ni-in-ni | and thus he made me swear |
| 8 | um-ma szu-nu-ma# [{disz}a-wi-il]-sin# _di-ku5_ | Thus (says) Awīl-sin, judge. |
| 9 | e#-li# {disz#}dumu#-{d#}utu# lu2# zimbir#{ki} | against Dumu-šamaš, the man of Sippar |
| 10 | _ku3#-babbar_ i-szu-ma asz-szum _ku3-babbar_ la# a-pa-lim | the silver he has, and because the silver is not available |
| 11 | [{disz}]dumu-{d}utu is,-ba-at-ma ki-a-am iq-bi-szu um-ma szu-ma | Mar-Šamaš seized him, saying thus: |
| 12 | [mi]-im#-mu-ka tu-ka-la#-ma# u2-ul a-ma-har#-ka# | Your name you keep repeating, but I do not hear you. |
| 13 | [_sag-nita2_] sza# _lukur_ {d}utu ma-ar#-ti-ka | the eunuch of the nadītu of Šamaš, your servant |
| 14 | [sza] i#-na# _ga2-gi-a_ <wa>-asz-ba#-at e-le-eq-qe2# | who in the reed-bed is to be seated, to be taken |
| 15 | an-ni-tam iq-bi-szum ki-a#-am u2-lam-mi-du-ni-[in-ni] | This he said to him, thus he made me bow down. |
| 16 | _lukur_ {d}utu sza a-bu-sza u3# a-hu-sza | nadītu of Šamaš, whose father and mother |
| 17 | u2-s,e-du-szi tup-pa#-am# isz-t,u2-ru-szi# | They brought her and wrote a tablet for her. |
| 18 | i-na _ga2-gi-a_ wa-asz#-ba-at | on a reed fence he shall sit |
| 19 | a-na hu-bu-li u3 il#-ki sza _e2_ a-bi#-[sza] | for the road and the ilku-service of the house of her father |
| 20 | u3 ah#-hi-sza u2-ul# [...] x x [...] | and her brothers did not ... |
| 21 | a-bu-[sza] u3 ah-hu#-[sza ...] | her father and brother . . |
| 22 | i-li#-ik#-szu-nu i#-[...] | he came to them ... |
| 23 | u3 x x x x i#-x-lu# | and ... ... |
| 24 | _dam-gar3-mesz_ sza _lukur_ {d}utu a-na hu-bu-li | merchants of the nadītu of Šamaš to the road |
| 25 | u3# il-ki sza _e2_ a-bi-sza u3 ah-hi-sza | and the ilku-service of the house of her father and her brothers |
| 26 | i-s,a-ab-ba-t,u2-szi | shall seize her |
| 27 | a-wi-lum szu-u2 ia-a-bu | That man is a man |
| 28 | sza {d}utu | of Šamaš |
| left | ||
| 1 | _gaba-ri#_ tup-[pi2 sa-am-su-i-lu-na ... _hi-a_ i-na _e2_ di-x x] _ga2#-gi#-a#_ sza-ak-nu | The front of the tablet is Samsu-iluna. |
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