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OBLA 04 (P273731)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 04 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273731 |
| Museum no. | OIM A— |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) |
| Coordinates | 33.4837, 44.7276 |
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' | GA?-[...]-ti | ...-ti |
| 2' | za-[...] | Za-[...] |
| 3' | am-[...] | I ... |
| 4' | ma-[...] | ... ... |
| 5' | PI-[...] | PI- |
| 6' | i-GA-[...] | ... ... |
| 7' | ma-i [...] | My ... |
| 8' | u3 sza x [...] | and of ... |
| 9' | ik-ri-bu# [...] | Ikribu ... |
| 10' | u3 i-ni-ti la te#-[gi? ...] | and this is not to be changed(?) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-mu-ru-um mi-zi la# [...] | (Sum) I am the one who sees ... (Akk) I see ... not ... |
| 2 | sze#-mi i-ti-ka3 [...] | The one who listens to your prayers |
| 3 | [...]-x t,e4-mi#-[...] | ... a report |
| 4 | [...]-bi-lu-ni-kum# | ...-bilunikum |
| 5 | [...]-tim | ...-tim |
| 6 | [...] a-la-ni | ... his city |
| 7 | [...] um#?-ma-an | ... the mother(?) |
| 8 | [...]-an-ni | ... me |
| 9 | [x] i#?-NI# [...] | ... ... |
| 10 | [x]-x-un# [...]-tim#? ki-da2-num2 | ... of the earth |
| 11 | [a?]-du#-ri-im# tam2#-li-am | “Adurim, the sea |
| 12 | [a]-di3# ga-nu#-im# szu-pu-uk | as long as he is alive he shall serve. |
| 13 | [ki]-i# 1(u) am-ma#-tim lu ra-pa2-asz2 | as the previous 10 were large, |
| 14 | [u3] a-wi-lum an-ni-um | and this man |
| 15 | [a?]-na#? kara2-har{ki} i-ta-na-am-ma | to Karahar he gave, and |
| 16 | x la mi#-x iz-zi-ib-szu | did not ... stand him |
| 17 | a-x [x] sza#? te-er-qa2{ki} | of Tērqa |
| 18 | [... im?]-ta#-ha-as, | ... struck |
| 19 | [...] ib# lu ID GA ta AD | ... ... river ... |
| 20 | [...] u2-s,u2-ur3 | ... the ṣur |
| 21 | [...] la#? tu3-wa-sza-ar-szu# | ... you will not release him |
| 22 | [...]-na?-nu-um# | ...-nanum |
| 23 | [...] x [...] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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