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OBLA 07 (P273734)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 07 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273734 |
| 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 | a-na nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 | To Nur-Ištar |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | zi-ha-da | ziḫada |
| 4 | 2(disz) li-im | 2 thousand |
| 5 | a-mu-ra-am | I saw |
| 6 | i-hu-za-am-ma | he smote, and |
| 7 | a-na qa2-qa2-di-ka4-ma | to your head |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-ur2-du | Šūrdu |
| 2 | a-pu-tum | |
| 3 | szi-ip-ra-am | the work |
| 4 | mi-im-ma la te-pe3-esz | nothing you shall do |
| 5 | i-na mu-szi-im | in the night |
| 6 | u3 i-na mu-us,-la-li-im | and with a torch |
| 7 | ma-s,a-ar-tum | guardian |
| 8 | i-na du2-ri-im | in the evening |
| 9 | la ur2-ra-dam | not to be altered |
Sources & licences
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