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Akkadica 140, 195-196 (P524050)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Akkadica 140, 195-196 |
|---|---|
| ID | P524050 |
| Museum no. | IM 081295 |
| 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 | Thus (says) Šamaš-sumundab |
| 4 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}iszkur#-[ma] | Ibni-Adad |
| 5 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 7 | lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 8 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da#-mi#-iq#-tim# | The god who guards you, your head, for good fortune. |
| 9 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 10 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka ni-isz-pu-ra-am# | We have written to you for your well-being. |
| 11 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 12 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 13 | _sze_-am li-ib-bu _sza3#-gal_-szu-nu | the barley of the libbu-tax of their heart |
| 14 | sza a-di _iti apin-du8-a u4 3(u)-kam_ | which until the month of Arahsamnu, 30th day |
| 15 | sza _mu bala#_-ma# | of the year of the bala |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza mi-szi-il sza-at-tim | of half of the year |
| 2 | a-na ARAD-ku-bi {d}suen-re-me-ni | to Warad-Kūbi, Sîn-remeni |
| 3 | u3 ta-ri-bu-um _lu2-kuruszda-mesz#_ | and Tarībum, the horses |
| 4 | a-na pi2-i# tup-pi2 sza nu-sza-bi-la-ak#-ku | according to the wording of the tablet that we will send to you |
| 5 | ar-hi-isz a-pu-ul-szu-nu-ti-ma | I quickly overwhelmed them and |
| 6 | ne-me-et-tam la i-ra-asz-szu-u2 | (Sum) The one who does not fear the divine powers (Akk) The divine powers do not fear |
Sources & licences
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