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Akkadica 140, 188-189 (P524048)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Akkadica 140, 188-189 |
|---|---|
| ID | P524048 |
| Museum no. | IM 080440 |
| 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)
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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# a-wi-lim | to a man |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma] {d}utu-szu-mu-un-dab5-ma# | Thus (says) Šamaš-sumundab |
| 4 | [{d}utu] u3# {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | li#-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | [lu sza-al-ma]-ta# lu ba-al-t,a#-ta# | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 7 | [_dingir_ na]-s,i#-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da#-mi#-iq#-tim# | May the god who protects you, your head, be at peace with you. |
| 8 | [li]-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | [a-na] szu#-ul#-mi-ka asz#-[pu-ra-am] | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 10 | szu#-lum#-ka# ma#-har# {d#}utu# u3# {d#}marduk# | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 11 | lu# da#-ri | May it be forever! |
| 12 | [asz-szum] _sze_-e _sza3#-gal#_-szu-nu isz-ti-usz-szu | because of the barley of their heart, together with him |
| 13 | [nu-da]-an#-ni#-<in>-ma# ba#-lu-un-ni la na-da#-na# | We did not give it to him, but he was not given to us. |
| 14 | [ni]-iq#-bi-a-ak-kum#-ma# | we said to you, and |
| 15 | [ki-ma ni]-iq#-bi-a-ak-kum | like we said to you |
| 16 | [e]-pu-usz | he built. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _[sze] sza3#-gal#_-szu-nu | the barley of their interest |
| 2 | [a-na _gu4 hi-a_ u3] _udu# hi-a_ la ta-ap-pa-al-szu#-[nu] | Do not approach them with regard to cattle and sheep. |
| 3 | [ba-lu-un-ni la] ta#-na-ad-di-in | Do not give me a gift! |
| 4 | _[n] sze# gur#_ szi-ta-at _sza3-gal_ sza-at-tam | n kor of barley, the price of one-sixth of a shekel. |
| 5 | [...] _kur6#_ sza# _mu bala_-ma# | ... a festival of that year will take place. |
| 6 | [...] i#-na# a#-la#-ki#-ia x-pu#-ul# | ... on my way ... |
| 7 | ki#-ma# i-na ma-ah-ri#-ka# ku-ul#-lu#-mu# | Just as in your presence they are slaughtered, |
| 8 | _sze#_ a-na _sza3-gal mu bala_ i-ri-szu-ma# | the barley for the šagal-tax of the year of the bala he imposed upon him, and |
| 9 | _[sze] u3 ku3-babbar_ a#-na# _sza3#-gal# mu bala_ | the barley and silver for the chief of the year of the reign |
| 10 | [la] ta-na-ad#-di#-in# | do not give! |
| 11 | [asz-szum] {d#}marduk u3 be-li2-ia am#-mi-s,a#-du#-qa2# | Concerning Marduk and my lord, I have gathered them. |
| 12 | [...] sza ki-ma# la ba-lu-un-ni | ... which like one without number |
| 13 | [in-na]-ad#-di-nu | they will give. |
| 14 | [tup-pa-am an]-ni#-a-am a#-na# szi#-bu#-ti#-ia ki-il | This tablet is firmly founded for my reading. |
Sources & licences
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