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Stuneck diss. p. 44 01 (P512746)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Stuneck diss. p. 44 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P512746 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03533 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 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 na-bi-{d}utu qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Nabi-šamaš, |
| 2 | um-ma {d}alamusz-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus Alamuš-nāṣir: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4 | _{gesz}ma2-u5_ sza _4(u) gur_ | a boat of 40 gur capacity |
| 5 | qa2-du-um u2-nu-ti-sza | together with her possessions |
| 6 | a-na {d}utu-dingir _ra2-gaba_ | To Šamaš-ilum, the courier |
| 7 | sza geme2-{d}utu _nin-dingir_ {d}utu | of Geme-Šamaš, the mistress of Šadân, |
| 8 | _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | daughter of Lipit-Ištar |
| 9 | i-di-im-ma | he built, and |
| 10 | _zu2-lum_ u3 _{gesz}pesz3 hi-a_ | dates and pomegranates |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na zimbir{ki} | to Sippar |
| 2 | li-s,e-e-en | may he bring out. |
| 3 | u3 i-na na-pa-ad# | and in the napad |
| 4 | _{gesz}pesz3 hi#-a#_ | a kind of tree |
| 5 | sza _{gesz}kiri6_ sza ha-ap-ha-ap | of the garden of Ḫappa |
| 6 | sza sza-ad-da-aq-di-im | of Šaddaqdim, |
| 7 | ak-ki-sa-am-ma | I seized, and |
| 8 | a-na i3-li2-ia-u2-um | to Ilīyauum |
| 9 | ap-qi2-du | I appointed. |
| 10 | _3(u) gesz_ na-pa-ad _{gesz}pesz3 hi-a_ | 30 tree trunks of pomegranates |
| 11 | dam-qu2-tim us2-qa2-am-ma | a good thing is to be added, and |
| 12 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
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