| Line | Text original | Text translated |
|---|---|---|
| o. 1 | [a]-na be-el-t[i-ia fil-ta]-ni[individual=Iltani] | To my lady Iltani[individual=Iltani], |
| o. 2 | qi₂-bi₂-[ma] | say: |
| o. 3 | um-ma a-mi-⸢ṣu₂⸣-[um ir₃-k]i!-ma | thus (speaks) Āmiṣum, your servant. |
| o. 4 | aš-šum e-ri-[iš₇-t]i ⸢i₃-im[glossary=šamnum]⸣! | Concerning the request for oil[glossary=šamnum] |
| o. 5 | ša ta-aš-⸢pu-ri-im⸣ | about which you have written to me, |
| o. 6 | u₄ 3.kam i-na ka-sa-⸢pa-a⸣[ki?] | |
| o. 7 | wa-aš-ba-ku | |
| r. 8 | lu₂en*.nu ⸢x⸣ ra? | |
| r. 9 | u₂-⸢wa-ar⸣-{x}ma | |
| r. 10 | ⸢e-ri⸣-iš₇-ta ša i₃ ⸢ša⸣ [te]-⸢ri⸣-ši | |
| r. 11 | u₂-ka-⸢an⸣-nu lu₂turmeš-ki | |
| r. 12 | u₃ anšeḫi.a gu₂ ⸢ṭu₂⸣-ur-⸢di-im⸣-ma | |
| r. 13 | e-ri-iš₇-ti i₃ ⸢li-il⸣-qu₂-ni-ki | they take for you the request for oil. |
| r. 14 | an-na-nu-um ⸢šu⸣-ul-mu | Here, it is fine; |
| r. 15 | aš-ra-nu-um lu-⸢u₂ šu-ul⸣-mu | there, may it be fine (as well)! |
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Commentary
Observe 6) Kasapa was one of the most important cities of the Kurda kingdom. It was strategically located at the pass allowing the crossing of the Jebel Sindjar between the latter and the Jebel Djeribe; see Ziegler/Langlois 2016: 183.
Like in other letters from Princess Iltani’s archive, donkeys have an essential role in transport, including sesame and oil; see Dossier A.1.1.19.
Bibliography
- Hawkins 1976 = Dalley, Stephanie; Hawkins, John David; Walker, Christopher (1976): The Old Babylonian Tablets from Tell al Rimah. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.
- Langlois 2017 = Langlois, Anne-Isabelle (2017): Les archives de la princesse Iltani découvertes à Tell al-Rimah, XVIIIe siècle avant J.-C. et l'histoire du royaume de Karana/Qaṭṭara. Archives babyloniennes 2. Mémoires de NABU 18. Paris: SEPOA.
- Ziegler/Langlois 2016 = Ziegler, Nele; Langlois, Anne-Isabelle (2016): Les toponymes paléo-babyloniens de la Haute-Meśopotamie. Matériaux pour l'étude de la toponymie et de la topographie I/1. Paris: Collège de France.