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SA 197 (P273656)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | SA 197 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273656 |
| Museum no. | Souvay 80 |
| Collection | Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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# wa-tar-{d}utu | to Watar-šamaš |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-u2-s,e2-li-ma | thus Sîn-uṣelli: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}nergal | Šamaš and Nergal |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u3-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | asz-zum _sag10 tug2-hi-a_ sza a-na s,u2-ha-re-e | Concerning the good quality textiles for the ṣuharû-festival, |
| 7 | ta#-ad#-di-nu _ku3-babbar 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ ma-di | they have given. The silver is 1 1/2 shekels, the land |
| 8 | _i3-gesz_ sza ta-ad-di-nu-szu-nu-szi | oil that you gave to them |
| 9 | _1(ban2) i3-gesz_ ma-di | 1 ban2 of madi-oil, |
| 10 | _2(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_ sza {disz}u-bar-{d}utu | 2 1/4 shekels of silver belonging to Ubar-šamaš |
| 11 | u2-ul ta-ad-di-in | you did not give. |
| 12 | u3 _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ | and 1 1/2 shekels of silver, gold |
| 13 | i-na qa2-ti-i-ka | in your hand |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ an-ni-a-am# u2-ul ta-na-di-in#-szu#-nu-szi-im-ma | You did not give them this silver, but |
| 15 | pi-ha-tum u2-ul i-il-qu2 | they did not take the extispicy. |
Sources & licences
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