Adab 0636 (P217470)
Letter, Old Akkadian, Adab · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE
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| Designation | Adab 0636 |
|---|---|
| ID | P217470 |
| Museum no. | OIM A00636 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Adab (mod. Bismaya) |
| Coordinates | 31.9509, 45.6233 |
English translation
By Kienast, Burkhart; Volk, Konrad · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To my lord |
| obverse 2 | say |
| obverse 3 | what Ilī-ištakal says: |
| obverse 4 | “1 2-wheeled transport wagon |
| obverse 5 | give out to me,” I said to him, |
| obverse 6 | but he did not give to me; |
| obverse 7 | as to his sending out, |
| obverse 8 | in Kibabbara, |
| obverse 9 | in the house of Bazizi, |
| obverse 10 | 1 2-wheeled transport wagon |
| obverse 11 | is available; |
| obverse 12 | my own man saw it! |
| obverse 13 | After his (my lord’s) messenger |
| obverse 14 | has returned, |
| reverse 1 | may he (my lord) have him (Bazizi) give it to me! |
| reverse 2 | His (my lord’s) strong servant am I; |
| reverse 3 | come now, may my gut be happy! |
| reverse 4 | The written document of this case |
| reverse 5 | should be before him (Bazizi)! |
| reverse 6 | In this way to his mind |
| reverse 7 | it should this be made clear! |
| reverse 8 | Then I will myself make his (my lord’s) gut happy! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | lugal-mu | |
| 2 | u3-na-du11 | |
| 3 | i3-li2-isz-ta2-kal2-e na-be2-a | |
| 4 | [1(asz@c)] {gesz}gigir e2-|UMBINxLU| 2(disz@t) | |
| 5 | ba#-ma in-na-du11 | |
| 6 | nu-ma-ba | |
| 7 | e3-ni-sze3 | |
| 8 | ki-babbar-ra{ki}-ka | |
| 9 | e2 ba-zi-zi-ka | |
| 10 | 1(asz@c) {gesz}gigir e2-|UMBINxLU| 2(disz@t) | |
| 11 | al-gal2 | |
| 12 | lu2-mu igi im-mi-du8-am3 | |
| 13 | lu2 kin-gi4-a-ka-ni | |
| 14 | u3-mu-gi4 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ha-ma-ab-szum2-mu | |
| 2 | _ARAD2_ kal-ga-ni-me-en6 | |
| 3 | ga-na sza3-mu he2-eb2-hul2-le | |
| 4 | im sar-ra-bi# | |
| 5 | igi#-ni-sze3 [he2]-gal2# | |
| 6 | ur5-e gesztu2#-ga-na | |
| 7 | he2-na-[ni]-ib2#-ru#-gu2# | |
| 8 | u3 ga2-e sza3-ga-ni ab-hul2-le-en6 | |
Sources & licences
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