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Akkadica 140, 191-192 (P524049)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Akkadica 140, 191-192 |
|---|---|
| ID | P524049 |
| Museum no. | IM 082101 |
| 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 sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to the man of Marduk they shall release him |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ib-ni-{d}utu-ma | Thus Ibni-šamaš: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 6 | _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. |
| 7 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d#}utu u3 {d}marduk | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 11 | asz-szum# _sze_-e u3 _ku3-babbar_ sza qa2#-[ti] _sanga_ an-nu-ni-tum | Concerning the barley and silver from the hand of the priest of Annunitum |
| 12 | sza-ka-ni-ka-tim tu-sza#-bi-lam | you sent to me. |
| 13 | a-na _sze_-e u3 _ku3#-babbar#_ szu-a-ti na-da-nim | for that barley and silver is given. |
| 14 | tup-pi2 a-na _sanga#_ an-nu-ni-tum | a tablet to the priest of Annunitum |
| 15 | {disz}a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um s,u2-ha-ri usz-ta-bi-lam | Awīl-Nabium the ṣuḫaru brought. |
| 16 | _sze_-am u3# [_ku3-babbar_] szu#-a-ti i-ip-pa-lu-ka | The barley and the silver in question will satisfy you. |
| 17 | asz-szum _sze_-e sza _lu2-kuruszda-mesz_ ma-ah-ru | Concerning the barley of the fatteners received, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 szi-ta-at _sze#_-e# qu2-ut-ti-im-ma | and the šitātû of the quttum barley |
| 2 | a-na _lu2-kuruszda-mesz_ na-da-nim | to the fatteners given. |
| 3 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | which you wrote me |
| 4 | isz-tu ki-ma ta-asz-pu-ra-am | As soon as you wrote me, |
| 5 | _5(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur_ ma-ah-ru | 56 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 6 sila3 barley received; |
| 6 | u3 szi-ta-at _sze_-e _1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze# gur#_ | and the remainder of the barley: 16 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 6 sila3 |
| 7 | sza uh2-hu-ru | that he had brought, |
| 8 | a-di t,e4-ma-am szu-a-ti | until that report |
| 9 | a-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-kum | I will send to you. |
| 10 | _sze_-am sza uh2-hu-ru | the barley that he received |
| 11 | a-na _lu2-kuruszda-mesz_ la tu-qa2-at-ta-ma | do not approach the horses, and |
| 12 | la ta-na-ad-di-in | do not give! |
| 13 | i-na qa2-ti-ka ki-i-il | In your hand, be reconciled! |
Sources & licences
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