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Daily Life
A merchant's complaint about poor copper, a scribe's homework, a recipe for stew, a love song. The texture of everyday life four thousand years ago — startlingly familiar.
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CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 188
1 (N01) — NAM2-EŠDA 1 (N01) — NAM2 KAB(?) 1 (N01) — NAM2 DI 1 (N01) — NAM2 NAM2 1 (N01) — NAM2 URU(?) 1 (N01) — PA ŠE NAM2 1 (N01) — NAM2 RAD 1 (N01) — AB ME(?) 1 (N01) — GAL [x] 1 (N01) — EN(?) [...] 1 (N01) — [x] [...] 1 (N01) — [x] [...] 1 (N01) — [...] 1 (N01) — [...] (Reverse/lower line) [n] 1 (N14) — EN 2 (N57) [E2 ...]
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Trudy Otdela Vostoka 3 p. 27ff.:2
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — Trudy Otdela Vostoka 3 p. 27ff.:2. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 191
[...] 1(N58).BAD~a lord(?): IB~a (title/category) [...] linen(-garment): vizier great garment-official: overseer garment: overseer [...] great one of the throne(?) great one of the DI-sign(-office) temple-administrator of the X(-office) temple-administrator of the X(-office) ZATU725(?) spouse(?)
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CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 034
1(N01), NAM2 [...] 1(N01), GAL~a ("great/large") SZAH2~a ("pig") 1(N01), NAM2 APIN~a ("plow") 1(N01), GAL~a [...] 1(N01), GAL~a ("great/large") SZAB~a 1(N01), PA~a NAM2 [...] 1(N01), AB~a [...] 1(N01), GAL~a [...]
Writing & LiteratureDaily Life
MS 1952/37
(obverse, single column; sign-groups without numerals — an archaic text of uncertain genre, rendered sign by sign) 1. Fish ... TU ("born"?) 2. NAM2 NAM2 (a doubled title/category sign) 3. NAM2(?) — dagger (GIR2) 4. Delivered(?) (DU) — AN — water (A) 5. Yoke(?) (ŠUDUN) — RI 6. Yoke(?) (ŠUDUN) — dagger (GIR2) 7. ... — water (A) — NI 8. Fire(?) (NE) — day (U4) — RA 9. NI — RA 10. ŠE3 — BU 11. Day (U4) — builder/mason (ŠIDIM) — foot(?) (GIR3, damaged) 12. To carry(?) (IL) — left(-hand)(?) (GUB3) — ... 13. ... — (an archaic sign of unidentified value) — dog(?) (UR) — NI — to sit(?) (DUR2) 14. Mixed…
Religion & MythDaily Life
CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 010
Obverse 1. [...] she-goat, LAK20 [...] 2. [...] has no place 3. [...] ... the place of flax(?) [...] LUM — he/it has not 4. [...] Šubur [...] MAR — he/it has not 5. [... ...] ... 6. no ghee(?) 7. |LAGAB×(AŠ@c×AŠ.AŠ@c×AŠ)| — not 8. fish-roe — not 9. LI TAR [...] 10. ... [...] 11. KU [... ...] (The remainder of the surface is broken away; the reverse carries no legible writing.)
Religion & MythDaily Life
CUSAS 35, 028
1 (person): Ur-Ninmug; 1 (person): Ur-šerda — Adab: they are resident (there). He-su-be'a, Ašlum, Iritum — they are the ...-men (šu-x-DU-NI-meš).
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CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 011
šuš (written |ŠE.NAM₂|) pa-nam₂-šita shrine-išib (purification priest of the shrine) gal-|BAD×DIŠ| (chief …-official) en-IB gal-šita (chief of the šita-office) abgal (sage) kingal (overseer / leader of the assembly) tiru (court attendant) […] sukkal (vizier) […] … stone … ti … |KA×X| … na […] (The remainder of the column, and the reverse, are broken away or effaced.)
Writing & LiteratureDaily Life
MRAH O.5015
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — MRAH O.5015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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SF 014
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — SF 014. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & LiteratureDaily Life
Nik 1, 309
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — Nik 1, 309. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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OSP 1, 037
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — OSP 1, 037. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & LiteratureDaily Life
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 003
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 003. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Religion & MythDaily Life
CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 001
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Adab 0695
10 less 1 (= 9) nisqu (choice-quality ones), 30 less 3 (= 27) šadu, foreman: Enlila. 1 mašada-boat, [1] lead boat ... ... (Break) (This is) what [PN] says: to my master speak — let him give (them) to you!
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Adab 0830
To my lord, thus (says) Me-zi: 2 bur'u (= 20 bur) of field — last year Lugal-mu [gave] to him. It was not confirmed. Because he lodged a claim (lit. "set it before the eye"), for the sake of its replacement, if [...] Lugal-mu [...] ... [...] Its barley: 5 gur [...] I shall repay (it).
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Adab 0874
Obverse 1. Igibare 2. said: 3. "The troops of the land, 4. beloved of Dingirmah, 5. beloved of Ašgi — 6. to Šar-kali-šarri Reverse (the start is broken) 7. [...] 8. [...] 9. [...] donkey(?) [...] ... [...] gave(?) 10. (I) have no irrigated land. 11. Let him give me some irrigated land!"
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Adab 0885 + 1062
Obverse [What] Lugal-gesz says, [say] to Lugal-maszkim: “My messenger — a man killed (him). That matter [...] let it be [...]; to [Ki-babbar], let him transfer (it/him).” (End of text; the reverse contains the closing lines, partly broken.)
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Adab 1095
Month: "Harvest" (month of the reaping). 5 days having elapsed, work was done at the clod-crushing (of the plot); 10 days having elapsed, the barley was reaped; 15 days — that being the two of them added together — the field is confirmed.
EconomyDaily Life
Anonymous 271226
1. 2 female workers: 1 barig (of barley each); 2. 1 girl: 2 ban; 3. overseer: Mama-ummi. 4. 1 ... died; 5. 1 female worker fled; 6. overseer: Dar. 7. 2 female workers; 8. overseer: Nin-girgal. 9. 1 female worker fled; 10. overseer: ... [...] 11. [...] (rest broken)
EconomyDaily Life
BuB 1, 203-208
(1) Thus (says) Naṣrum (2) to ŠEŠ.ŠEŠ-abi: (3–4) Barley for seed — (5) KI(?) 6 gur of barley — (6) to Puzur-ḫarim (7) let him give. (8) And 1/2 mina of silver (9) Puzur-ḫarim (10) will bring to him. (11) Its price (in) barley (12) let him give him.
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CUSAS 20, 037
Obverse(?) 1. 7 minas of flax (fibre), 2. 2 gurdub-baskets of SUMASZ@g garlic — 3. (these) are on hand. 4. 3 ban of small peas(?), 5. 1 ban of cumin: 6. to Ur-Lulu 7. Adda 8. has sent (them). 9. To Ur-Lulu 10. speak: 11. Adda 12. says: 13. "Lu-gid 14. let him send back!"
EconomyDaily Life
CUSAS 26, 247
1. [n] (vessel(s)) of drinking beer, 1 jug (for) the road: 2. Enne-ne. 3. 2 ban of bread, 5 sila of pea flour, 4. 1 (vessel) of drinking beer, 1 jug (for) the road: 5. Ur-ganungal.
EconomyDaily Life
CUSAS 27, 058
1. Thus (says) 2. Isu-ilum, 3. the chief scribe, 4. to Šu-ilissu: 5. Concerning(?) the field of the ereš-dingir priestess 6. and the seized (persons/property) — 7. their case 8. let it be settled(?); 9. and whatever 10. ...(?) 11. they carried off, 12. let him make (them) hand (it) over.
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CUSAS 27, 060
1. Thus (says) 2. Šu-Mama 3. to Šu-ilīsu: 4. To the slave-woman and the slave 5. 2 barig of barley, 1 barig of fish, 6. (and) [2] sila of lard 7. let him give. 8. I myself, 9. when I come, 10. will repay(?) it to him. 11. He must not withhold (it). 12. Who is like (my) brother?
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CUSAS 27, 071
1. Thus (says) 2. Ur-Ištaran 3. to Zuzu: 4. 1 gur 3 barig of barley 5. which from 6. Bazizi 7. Sulumsu-saga 8. received — 9. to Buzuzu 10. and Ur-ur 11. let him give (it). 12. He has nothing (even) for the riding-donkey.
Daily LifeEconomyCUNES 49-02-029
To Ur-Šulpa'e speak: Silver, 2 shekels, of Ur-silaluh, which is present in (his) possession — from it, 1 shekel, to Lu-duga, let it be given. Its silver, [...] [...] let him not neglect (it)/let him not disregard it. Ur-Suen, son of Ur-Utu.
Daily LifeEconomyCUNES 51-04-018
1. Ibni-Iškur 2. — u3-na-a-du11 ("speak to him!" / letter-formula: "has been told") 3. [......]-dub-ba (broken; possibly "tablet-" related) 4. [...]-[x]-Gilgamesh (broken; contains the divine/heroic name Gilgamesh) 5. [...]-[x]-Erra (broken; contains the name/element Erra) 6. [......]-x (broken, illegible) 7. x x-za (broken, illegible) 8. 1 KA-x-x-um (a personal name, largely broken) 9. 1 Dingir-sudan (personal name) 10. x-ru-x (broken; "ru" tentatively "given/deposited") 11. son of Bak-x-gi4
Daily LifeEconomyCUNES 51-10-056
Turam-ili — speak to him! 2 gur barley, from the sealed storehouse (e2-kišib-ba), to Lu-Turam let it be given. Before Puzur-x, the chief steward, the storehouse was opened. Let their sealed document be impressed (sealed).
Daily LifeEconomyCUNES 52-04-082
To Šu-damu — speak! The field, ...... [broken] ...... field ...... [broken] ...... [broken] ...... [broken] There is no remaining ...... that has been set/placed (there). To Zuma, the merchant, (and) Lu-Šalim, let it be given. Let the matter not be reneged upon (let the word not be turned back).
Daily LifeEconomyCUNES 52-04-084
To Suen-našir — speak! 2 gur 1 barig of bitumen, removed from the boat, 2 barig(?) ... to the house, [...] ... ... ... [...]-...-... [...] ... ... [...] n mirza-vessels(?) [...] ... fir-wood(?) ... ... hand (it) over! / give (it)!
Daily LifeEconomyTCL 02, 5557
Ur-nigar (concerning) Abba-saga: because he held a claim of silver against him, he invokes(?) the oath by the name of the king twice(?). On the day of the new moon of the month Ki-siki-Ninazu he declared: "I will repay it." Year: En-unugal was installed (as en-priest) of Inanna. [The man(?)] who swore by the name of the king: [..., Ur]-nigar, the livestock administrator (šuš₃). [...] who held [...] to [...]-saga to [...] — to be repaid. (Seal inscription:) Ur-nigar, scribe, son of Zu-[...].
Daily LifeEconomyDrehem Cattle-Distribution Tablet
A window into the world's first total state. The Ur III administration tracked every animal, every worker, every shekel — for a population in the millions. The level of paperwork was not exceeded until the modern era.
EconomyDaily Life
CUSAS 03, 1039
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 03, 1039. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y23 — Simurrum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.
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CUSAS 03, 1040
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 03, 1040. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y23 — Simurrum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.
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TMH NF 1-2, 350
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 350. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y23 — Simurrum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.
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CDLI School Texts 004870, ex. 003
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLI School Texts 004870, ex. 003. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y26 — Harši destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the trans…
Writing & LiteratureDaily Life
NYPL 142
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NYPL 142. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y26 — Harši destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.
Daily LifeEconomyCDLI Literary 000365, ex. 048
Young man, free-born son, ... [in] the mountain, what [...]? Utu, let me speak a word to you — give [your] ear to my word! Let me greet you — may you pay heed to it! In my city a man dies, and the heart is stricken; a man perishes, and [my] heart [is heavy]. I craned my neck over the city wall: corpses floating on the water ... [made the river] overflow [...]. And I too ... [...] — shall it be so for me? [Thus] it shall be. The tallest man ... [cannot stretch to heaven ...] (remainder broken)
Religion & MythDaily LifeCDLI Literary 000365, ex. 053
(Beginning broken) 1. "[... if today you are going to] enter [the mountains ...], 2. [...] youthful Utu should [know about it from us]. 3. [...] the decisions concerning [the mountains are Utu's business]; 4. the decisions concerning [the mountains] of felled cedar are youthful Utu's — Utu should know about it from us." 5. [Then] Gilgamesh took hold of a white kid; 6. he clasped [a brown] kid, a sacrificial offering, [to his breast]; 7. [in his hand] he held the holy staff before his nose, 8. as he spoke to [Utu of heaven]: 9. "[Utu, I am going to] enter [the mountains] — [be my] helper! 10. […
Religion & MythDaily LifeCDLI Literary 000365, ex. 058
1. [...] he set [...] toward [...] 2. [By the life of] my own mother, divine [Nin]sun(?), and my [father], holy Lugal[banda]! 3. May I [become again(?)] as if slumbering in wonder(?) on the lap of my own mother Ninsun. 4. For a [second] time he indeed said it to him: 5. By the life of my own mother Ninsun and my [father(?)], holy Lugalbanda! 6. Whether he be a [hu]man, whether he be known(?), whether he be a god [...], 7. my steps that I have set toward the mountains I shall not set back toward the city! 8. The faithful slave, who would soothe(?), who makes life seem sweet, 9. answered his mas…
Religion & MythDaily LifeCDLI Literary 000561, ex. 004
obverse (fragment, three lines preserved): [A cl]od that has been bathed in water — dust has come into my eyes. A dog, when it gnaws a corpse, its chest heaves up. The great dragon (ušumgal), having smitten heads (i.e. having slain) [...] (remainder broken)
Religion & MythDaily LifeCDLI Literary 000578, ex. 002
Say to my [brothers]: this is what Ilaba-tah-lugalĝa says: The journey we are going on is long, and the true king, our king, [has pressed on(?)] ... journey [has been added] to journey. We will not be able to ask after our mother. May the day not set upon our neighborhood ... deceitfully(?). 1 sila of salt, 1 [sila of gazi-spice], 1 šagadu-garment — have a courier bring (them) back to me! Our journey is long. It is urgent!
Daily LifeWriting & LiteratureCDLI Literary 000584, ex. 003
Say to Lugal-ibila: this is what Inim-Inanna says: Do not neglect the Sumerian language! (lit. "do not let your neck fall away from Sumerian") For the second time I am sending someone to you concerning the correct (use of the) language. The youngster who sits before you — do not let him go out of the tablet-house (school)! And furthermore, let no one deceive you with lies. Should he say to you, "Let me go to his (i.e. my) father," until I and you have exchanged word about the agreed sign, [I will keep] sending a man to you. [...] (remainder broken)
Writing & LiteratureDaily LifeDWJ 2, 019-021
(obverse) To Sîn-magir speak: thus (says) Lugal-gubbani: May Enlil keep you in good health! May the scattered be gathered! The one who(?) had ceased(?) (work) for 2½ ... [broken] ... [illegible] ... (seal legend / closing lines) Lāqīpum(?), gudu-priest of Enlil, the king's contract-agent(?), son of Ninurta-nīšu, servant of Abī-ēšuḫ.
Daily LifeEconomyA balbale to Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana A)
The brother speaks gently to his sister, Utu speaks gently to his sister, he speaks tenderly to holy Inana: "Young lady, the flax in the garden beds is full of loveliness, Inana, the flax in the garden beds is full of loveliness, like the barley in the furrows, overflowing with loveliness and delight. Sister (1 ms. has instead: Young lady), you took a fancy to a grand length of linen; Inana, you took a fancy to a grand length of linen. I will dig up the plants for you and give them to you. Young lady (1 ms. has instead: My sister), I will bring you flax from the garden beds. Inana, I will brin…
Religion & MythDaily LifeA balbale to Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana B)
"My dearest, my dearest, my dearest, my darling, my darling, my honey of her own mother, my sappy vine, my honey-sweet, my honey-mouthed of her mother! "The gazing of your eyes is pleasant to me; come my beloved sister. The speaking of your mouth is pleasant to me, my honey-mouthed of her mother. The kissing of your lips is pleasant to me; come my beloved sister. "My sister, the beer of your barley is good, my honey-mouthed of her mother. The ale of your beer-bread is good; come my beloved sister. In the house, your luxuriance ......, my honey-mouthed of her mother. My sister, your luxuriance…
Religion & MythDaily LifeA balbale to Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana D)
As I was strolling, as I was strolling, as I was strolling ...... the house, as I was strolling, he caught sight of my Inana. "What did the brother say to you and speak to you? He of the loving heart and most sweet charms offered you a gift, my holy Inana. As I looked in that direction, my beloved man met you, and he fell in love with you, and he delighted in you alone! The brother brought you into his house and had you lie down on a bed dripping with honey." When my sweet precious, my heart, had lain down too, each of them in turn kissing with the tongue, each in turn, then my brother of the…
Religion & MythDaily LifeA balbale to Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana G)
The burgeoning one, he ...... with his own mother; the one with kindly eyes takes counsel with his father. You are our brother, you are our brother. You are our brother in charge of the palace gate, you are our captain of the barge, you are our commander of the chariot, you are our servant of the hunting chariot; you are our city father and judge, you are the son-in-law of five things, the son-in-law of ten things. Brother, you are the son-in-law of our father, you are our son-in-law supreme; our mother speaks favourably with you. Your coming here is life indeed, your entering the house is abu…
Religion & MythDaily LifeA balbale to Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana O)
1 line fragmentary Your name ....... As I walk, as I walk, as I pass along the banks of the august river, as I roam along the banks of the Euphrates, as I stand ...... the lord, as I pass along the gaudy streets: May you be ...... a bending reed, may you be barley in the furrows, a beautiful ......, may you be Acnan, who beautifies ......, may you be a nursing mother of the womb, may you be your mother's ......, a vine, my (1 ms. has instead:) your beloved, your personal god's ......, acting grandly (1 ms. has instead:) humanely! May "There is enough, there is enough" be your blessing, and…
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CDLJ 2010/1 §6.01
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CDLJ 2010/1 §6.01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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CDLJ 2010/1 §6.05
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CDLJ 2010/1 §6.05. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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CDLJ 2010/1 §6.06
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CDLJ 2010/1 §6.06. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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CDLJ 2010/1 §6.07
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CDLJ 2010/1 §6.07. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Fs T. Özgüç 518
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Fs T. Özgüç 518. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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POAT 39
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — POAT 39. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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POAT 70
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — POAT 70. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Prag 497
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 497. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Prag 503
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 503. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Prag 565
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 565. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Prag 585
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 585. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Prag 613
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 613. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Amarna Letter EA 153 — Abi-milku of Tyre
Part of the earliest known body of international diplomatic correspondence. Akkadian, written in cuneiform on clay, was the lingua franca of Late Bronze Age statecraft — used between Egypt, the Hittites, Mitanni, Babylon, Assyria, and the Levantine vassals.
Daily LifeLawHSS 14, 028
To Meštu speak: thus (says) Arrumti: All the honey that you made today, and the 1 dallu-jar of oil that is placed in the outer room — give (them), and let them bring (them) to me.
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CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 086
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 086. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 025
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 025. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 019
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 019. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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CDLI Literary 000646, ex. 001
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — CDLI Literary 000646, ex. 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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CUSAS 43, 34
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — CUSAS 43, 34. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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EA 340
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — EA 340. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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EA 341
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — EA 341. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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EA 342
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — EA 342. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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EA 343
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — EA 343. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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EA 344
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — EA 344. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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BAM 1, 005
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 1, 005. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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BAM 1, 036
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 1, 036. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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BAM 1, 037
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 1, 037. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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BAM 2, 119
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 2, 119. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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BAM 3, 263
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 3, 263. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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BAM 4, 336
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 4, 336. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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OIP 079, 02
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — OIP 079, 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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BAM 1, 012
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 1, 012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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BAM 1, 016
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 1, 016. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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BAM 1, 066
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 1, 066. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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BAM 2, 138
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 2, 138. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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BAM 2, 157
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 2, 157. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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SAA 15 042. Feeding Hittite Deportees (ABL 1082)
(Obverse) [To the king, my lo]rd: your servant [PN]. [Good] health to the king, [my] lord! [Concerning] the Hittites about whom the king, my lord, [wrote to me], saying: "You wrote [that] the previous [consignments] of stored barley [...] they have moved twice(?)" — [...] which were at their disposal [...] I asked him: "Why [...] did they eat the previous (rations)? [...]" What their statement to the king, [my] lord, was [...] I have (now) written [...] [...] the seah-measure [...] [...] ... [...] (Remainder broken)
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SAA 15 072. Adda-rami and Horses (CT 53 606)
[To the king, my lord]: [your servant] Bēl-erība. [Good health to the king], my lord! [......] Adda-rami [......] on the other side [......]-iq [...... the king], my lord [..................] [......] ... [......] [......] they move about, with [......] [......]-imma which I took [......] they brought on the road (journey) [...... the tr]uth. Now [......] horses [......]... 3 horses [......] concerning 3 horses [......] they trembled [......] ... a [..................] (The text breaks off; the remainder is lost.)
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SAA 15 105. Horses and Recruitment Officers of Calah (ABL 0127)
To the king, my lord: your servant Mannu-ki-Ninua. Good health to the king, my lord! Let them appoint a royal bodyguard (qurbūtu) to oversee the scribe and the recruitment officers; let them raise their troops and hand them over. The king, my lord, knows that the horses which were at my disposal are dead. Let the king quickly send me one riding horse each of theirs, to be at my disposal. The tarbiānu (household dependents) who came with me — I have assigned them to the recruitment officers. If the king, my lord, would take charge of them: they are with the recruitment officers in Calah (Kal…
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SAA 17 083. Pardoning the Offences of Borsippa (ABL 1076)
With [............] the king, my lord, ... 1 [............ as many as] there are — [their] of[fences] let me investigate [............]. As for those whose offence is pa[rdonable, let him show mercy], and let him count them among [his own servants], and [let him assign (them)] to the guard of the king. The Borsippeans [............] are kidinnu-people (holders of privileged status). Because [he] showed mercy to [him] for [his] offence, as long as he lives [they will bless him], and [they will] not [commit] another offence. The king, your father, said to Rimu[tu] as follows: "The city-governo…
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SAA 17 090. Watch of Ekur and Nippur (CT 54 011)
[Tablet of the governor of Nippur (šandabakku)] [to] the king, his lord. [May there] be good health to the king, my lord! May the great gods of Ekur and Nippur let your hands attain whatever you devise! Concerning the matter about which the king wrote to me, saying: "[...] hither the son of ...ayu [...], place (him) at [my] fe[et]" — saying: "Let me [stren]gthen the watch" — and may the watch of Ekur and Nippur be [strong]! [N]inurta-naṣir, [...]-sâ, the chief brother (aḫu rabû), [...] he [...] the matters [...] the king [...] ...... (Remainder broken.)
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SAA 16 081. Jewellery for the King (ABL 0847)
To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-sagib, son of Paruṭu, the goldsmith of the household of the queen. Good health to the king, [my lord]! May Nabû and Marduk bless [the] king, my lord! [For x] years, from the house of [.........] they have been questioning me. [.........] of the month [...]. [..................] silver: a pappardilû-stone, three fingers in its width, (and) a DAG.GAZ-piece of igizaggû-stone — I gave (them) to Matanaḫ-ili, the porter, and a letter along with (them), saying: "Deliver (it) to the king, my lord!" Whether he has delivered it, or whether he has not delivered…
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SAA 10 044. Timing a Journey of the King (ABL 1141+) [from astrologers]
(1) [To the king, our lord: your servants Balasî] [(and) Nabû-aḫḫe-eriba]. [Good health t]o the king, [our lord]! May [Nabû and] Mar[duk] bless the king, our lord! (7) Concerning the journey to the city of [...] about which the king, our lord, wrote to us: if the king (is) in this house(?), in Tašritu (VII) it is good to travel. Or else the king will say: "Not [......]," [they sa]id. (reverse) This month is a 'loose' month; it should be left alone. Let the king go in the month of (its) entering. Let him kiss the ground, and let them perform the sacrifices.
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SAA 10 206. Prayers and Rituals against Retrograding Mars (ABL 1401) [from exorcists]
[Nabû and] Marduk [to the king], my lord, may [they] bless! [Concerning the planet] Mars, [about which the king, my lord] wrote to me: [the king, my lord] does not know [that ......] ... it is. [......]-mera it moves [within the constellation] Virgo. [An attack] of locusts [......] ... ... it bears [radi]ance; [......] evil for Subartu. [......] these we shall remove. [Namburbi rituals and] šu'illa-prayers [before Ma]rs [......] ... continually [we shall perform]. Fault [there is none]. May the heart [of the king], my lord, [be glad ......] ... nu
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SAA 10 259. Who to Come out Next? (ABL 0364) [from exorcists]
To the king, our lord: your servants Adad-šumu-uṣur (and) Marduk-šakin-šumi. Good health to the king, our lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, our lord! (8) Concerning the men of the king, our lord, about whom he wrote to us: "Will you not indicate which ones are to come out?" — (13) the others, who have not performed (the rites), should come out tomorrow and perform (them). (17) The king, our lord, knows which ones have performed and which ones have not performed. We — how should we know? (24) Under the protection of the king, may Bel and Nabû point (them) out; let them come out and…
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SAA 13 073. Complaint of Sickness (ABL 0203)
To the king, my lord: your servant Nergal-šarrani. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord, most greatly! It is a month to this day since I fell ill. It is a stinging pain. Ever since it began stinging me, the ⸢...⸣ have been stinging (me) from ...... (They say:) "It is the Hand of Dilbat (Venus); you are ill." (And they say:) "It is on account of the circuit(?) of the towers." I am afraid. Without (the authorization of) the king I will not act. Now then I have written to the king, my lord. Let it fall from the king's mouth (i.e., let the king give th…
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SAA 19 001. Soothing Babylon (CTN 5 p. 13)
(1) The king's word to the clergymen, the congrega[ti]on, the leaders of [Babylon] (and) to the citizens of Babylon: I am well, Assyria is well – you can be glad. (9) Don't be afraid because of the news you heard; watch the city, seize the streets (and) take care of yourself! (14) Now I am approaching you again (since) the bodyguard Na'di-ilu told me: "They are trembling in fea[r]." Bel and Na[bû] know and the great god himself knows that, verily, when I previously heard that your brothers were killed, for three days nobody entered into my presence, my heart broke. (r 8) Now you are afraid…
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SAA 19 002. “You Are my Deputy” (CTN 5 p. 240)
(1) [The king's word to the] commander-in-[chief]: (2) My forts, my [...] (and) my horses [are well]. (4) [Day and] night during my reign, you shall be my magnate (and) my deputy. You shall stand in my place; guarding you is for guarding me. (7) [Don't be neg]ligent but keep watch for me. (8) [...] ... The day [you se]e [this letter ......] (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)
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BAM 4, 392
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — BAM 4, 392. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 023 & 002701.05, ex. 010
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 023 & 002701.05, ex. 010. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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CDLI Literary 002701.05, ex. 011
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — CDLI Literary 002701.05, ex. 011. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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LKU 012
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) ?) — LKU 012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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MSL SS 1, 033
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — MSL SS 1, 033. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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OECT 11, 077
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — OECT 11, 077. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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UET 6, 0389
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — UET 6, 0389. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AOAT 275, 666, U. 02815
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — AOAT 275, 666, U. 02815. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AOAT 275, 667, U. 02816
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — AOAT 275, 667, U. 02816. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Ashm 1924-1262
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — Ashm 1924-1262. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Ashm 1924-1289
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — Ashm 1924-1289. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Ashm 1924-1356
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — Ashm 1924-1356. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Achaemenid History XIII, p. 272ff.
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — Achaemenid History XIII, p. 272ff.. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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BM 113961
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — BM 113961. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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CBS 03839
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — CBS 03839. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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CULC 591
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — CULC 591. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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CUSAS 32, 074
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — CUSAS 32, 074. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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FLP 1275
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — FLP 1275. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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FLP 1438
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — FLP 1438. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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FLP 1440
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — FLP 1440. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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FLP 1463
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — FLP 1463. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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FLP 1480
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — FLP 1480. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Fs Albright 335-353
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — Fs Albright 335-353. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Kaskal 02, 098 10
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — Kaskal 02, 098 10. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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