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Stuneck diss. p. 50 06 (P512751)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Stuneck diss. p. 50 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P512751 |
| Museum no. | OIM A03531 |
| 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 | pa-t,a-ri qe2-ru-ub | “Open the door, |
| 5 | szum-ma i-na _iti NE-NE-gar u4 5(disz)-kam_ | If in the month of Abu, on the 5th day |
| 6 | szum-ma i-na _iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(u)-kam_ | If in the month of Abu, the 20th day |
| 7 | ma-ah-ri-ka a-na-ku | I am before you. |
| 8 | tup-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | I have sent you my tablet. |
| 9 | _2(barig) zi3-sag 2(barig) dabin_ szu-pi2-isz | 2 barig of first-class flour, 2 (barig of) coarse flour |
| 10 | _1(barig) ba-ba-za munu4_ | 1 barig, Babaza, the malt |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na pa#-[ni-ia szu-te]-er#-si20#-ma | send it to me, and |
| 2 | ni-di a-hi-im la ta-<ra>-asz-szi | You shall not raise a claim against another man. |
| 3 | u3 t,e4-em _sze_-im sza {disz}i3-li2-ma-a-bi | and the news of the barley of Ilī-ma-abi |
| 4 | isz-tu _bad3-lugal{ki}_ ub-la-ak-kum | from Dur-Šarru brought you |
| 5 | ta-am-hu-ru szu-up-ra-am | Send me a report! |
| 6 | _lu2 hun-ga2-mesz_ szu-ku-un-ma | hire a hireling, and |
| 7 | _in-nu_ sza _a-sza3_ du10-gar{ki} a-na li-ib-bu a-lim | the rent of the field of Dugar in the middle of the city |
| 8 | li-it-ba-lu | may they carry off. |
| 9 | wa#-ar#-ki# tup#-pi2#-ia an-ni-im | After this tablet |
| 10 | t,e4-mi ga-am-ra-am a-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-kum | I will send you a full report. |
Sources & licences
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