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Shemshara 1, 001 (P513886)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Susarra · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Shemshara 1, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P513886 |
| Museum no. | IM 062089 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Susarra (mod. Tell Shemshara) |
| Coordinates | 36.2016, 44.9384 |
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 ku-wa-ri | to Kuwaru |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur-ma | Thus Šamšī-Addu: |
| 4 | we-di ni-ku-ur2-ti ia-szu-ub-{d}iszkur | when the nikūrtu of Yašub-Addu |
| 5 | _lu2_ ah-za-a-WA{ki} te-esz-me | the man of Ahzā-šuma heard. |
| 6 | pa-na-nu-um wa-ar-ki _lu2_ szi-mu-ur-ri-i{ki} | before the man of Šimurrum |
| 7 | il-li-ik _lu2_ szi-mu-ur-ri-i{ki} | went. The man of Šimurrî |
| 8 | i-zi-ib-ma _lu2_ ti-ru-ki-i{ki} | he fled, and the Tirukean |
| 9 | il-li-ik _lu2_ ti-ru-ki-i{ki} | went. The man of Tiruk |
| 10 | i-zi-ib-ma wa-ar-ki wi-i-la-nim | “Stand, and after you have sinned, |
| 11 | il-li-ik wi-i-la-nim i-zi-ib-ma | he marched, he stood in triumph, and |
| 12 | wa-ar-ki-ia il-li-ik i-ia-ti | After me, he came to me. |
| 13 | i-zi-ba-an-ni-ma wa-ar-ki _lu2_ ka-ak#-mi{ki} | stood by me and after the man of Kakki |
| 14 | it-ta-la-ak u3 a-na ka-al _lugal-mesz_ | and to all the kings |
| 15 | an-nu-tim ni-isz _dingir-mesz_ iz-za-ka-ar | these are the oaths of the gods. |
| 16 | isz-tu it-ti-_lugal-mesz_ an-nu-tim is3-li-mu | After these kings were reconciled, |
| 17 | u2 ik-ki-ru _mu 3(disz)-kam-ma_ i-ma-s,i2 | and he swore by the 3rd year he will get well. |
| 18 | i-nu-ma it-ti-ia is3-li-mu | When he had reconciled with me, |
| 19 | i-na _e2 {d}iszkur_ ar-ra-ap-hi-im{ki} | in the temple of Adad of Arrapḫum |
| 20 | ni-isz _dingir-mesz_ iz3-ku-ra-am | by the life of the gods Izkuram |
| 21 | i-tu-ur2-ma i-na a-ah za-i-bi-im | he returned, and from the side of the wall |
| 22 | i-na a-i-ni-im ni-isz _dingir-mesz_ iz3-ku-ra-am# | By the life of the gods Izkuram |
| 23 | u3 a-na-ku ni-isz _dingir-mesz_ az2-ku-ur-szum | and I for the life of the gods I dedicated to him. |
| 24 | 2(disz)-szu ni-isz _dingir-mesz_ iz2-ku-ra-am | two times the rites of the gods he established |
| 25 | isz-tu u4-mi-im sza qa-ra-an s,u2-ba-ti-ia | From the day that my garments are bound, |
| 26 | is,-ba-tu ma-ti-ma i-na ma-ti-szu | “He seized the land, and in his land |
| 27 | _ku3-babbar gu4-hi-a udu-hi-a u3 sze_-im | silver, oxen, sheep and barley |
| 28 | mi-im-ma u2-ul al-qu2-ut | nothing I took. |
| 29 | a-lam{ki} isz-te-en i-na ma-ti-szu | the city of Alam, one in his land |
| 30 | u2-ul as,-ba-[at] | I did not seize |
| 31 | i-na-an-na it-ti-ia ik?-ki#?-[ir] | Now he has broken with me |
| 32 | u3 wa-ar-ki _lu2_ ka-ak-ma{[ki]} | and afterwards the man of Kakka |
| 33 | it-ta-la-[ak] | has gone |
| 34 | it-ti-_lugal_ i-sa-al-im-[ma] | he spoke with the king, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 ni-isz _dingir-mesz_ i-za-ka-ar | and the life of the gods he shall proclaim |
| 2 | it-ti _lugal_ i-sa-li-im-ma | with the king reconciled, and |
| 3 | u3 ni-isz _dingir-mesz_ i-za-ka-ar | and the life of the gods he shall proclaim |
| 4 | u3 it-ti _lugal_ ma-ah-ri#-im-ma | and with the previous king |
| 5 | sza i-sa#-li-mu [i]-na#-ki-ir | that he has reconciled he shall cut off. |
| 6 | u3 it#-ti _lugal_ i#-sa#-li#-mu | and reconciled with the king. |
| 7 | sa-la-am-szu u3 na-ka-[ar]-szu# | his wages and his rations |
| 8 | i-na bi-ri-it _iti 2(disz)_ [...] | in between the months 2 ... |
| 9 | it#-ti-ia _iti_ 1(disz)#? [...] | with me for 1 month ... |
| 10 | i-tu-ur2-ma i#-ta#?-ki-[ir] | he returned, and he cut off |
| 11 | i-na-an-na _iti# [n]-kam_ an-nu-tim ka-asz#-[du] | Now, in the nth month, these are completed. |
| 12 | u3 qa-ti u2-ul ti-ba-at# | And you will not be satisfied. |
| 13 | isz-tu u4-mi i-te-bu-ma li-x [x?]-LUH-ti-szu# | As soon as he has gone out and ... his ..., |
| 14 | e-pe2-szu te-le#-[i] | to perform extispicy |
| 15 | {disz}ku-szi-ia asz-ra-nu-um am#-mi-nim# [wa]-szi-ib# | “Why did Kušiya dwell in Assyria? |
| 16 | wu-e-ra-asz-szu-um-ma a-di#? _u4# [n?]-kam_ | ... until the nth day |
| 17 | _iti_ an-ni-im a-na s,e#-ri-ia t,u2-ur-da-szum | This month, send him to me! |
| 18 | la-ma _kur#-hi-a u3 kaskal-hi-a_ szu-ri-pa-am# | Instead of the mountains and the highways, the šuripû-demon |
| 19 | i-s,a-ba-tu a-na s,e-ri-ia | they captured, to my territory |
| 20 | t,u2-ur-da-szum isz-tu za-as-li{ki} | Ṭurdašum from Zasli |
| 21 | a-na sze-gi-ib-bu{ki} isz-tu sze-gi-ib-bu{ki} | from Šegibbu |
| 22 | a-na zi-kum{ki} isz-tu zi-kum{ki} | from Zikum |
| 23 | a-na u2-ra-u2{ki} isz-tu u2-ra-u2{ki} | to Urau from Urau |
| 24 | a-na lu-ut-pi-isz{ki} isz-tu lu-ut-pi2-isz{ki} | to Lutpiš from Lutpaši |
| 25 | a-na ma-a-at ha-bu-ra-tim{ki} | to the land of Haburratum |
| 26 | szum-ma la ki-am-ma _kur-hi-a kaskal-hi-a_ szu-ri-pa-am | If not, the land of Ḫia and the road are in disarray. |
| 27 | s,a-ab-tu a-la-kam u2-ul i-le-i | The captive shall not go on a business trip. |
| 28 | ma-ah-ri-ka-ma li-szi-ib | Before you may he sit. |
| 29 | lu-u2 tal-tu-ka-ma i-na _ninda u3 kasz_ | may you be, and with bread and beer |
| 30 | pa-ni-szu u3 pa-an pi#?-qi2#?-ti#?-szu | his face and the face of his command |
| 31 | x x x x AB ZU? szu | ... hand |
| 32 | [a]-na#? mi-nim tup-pi2-ia an-ni-[im?] | What is this tablet of mine? |
| 33 | [x] szi szu PI ni? sze? ni [...] | ... barley ... |
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