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OBLA 10 (P273737)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273737 |
| 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 | um-ma u2-sza-szum#-ma# | thus he gave to him: |
| 2 | a-na ki-ri-ki-ri | to the orchards |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | szum-ma a-hi at-ta | If you, my brother, |
| 5 | u3 a-na-ku a-hu-ka3 | and I, your brother |
| 6 | a-wa-ti szi-me | hear my words |
| 7 | isz-ra-a _arad2_-ka3 | received by your servant |
| 8 | ar-na-am lu i-pu-usz | May a future ruler do (this). |
| 9 | i-si-szu a-na isz-ti-ka3#? | with him to you |
| 10 | a-na szu?-me ZA | to ... |
| 11 | u3 szum-ma ab-da-il | and if Abda-il |
| 12 | i#-za-na-szum <<x>> | he will give to him |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x]-x-szu-x | ...; |
| 2 | [...]-x-i wa-asz2-ba#?-ku#? | ... I am sitting |
| 3 | u3 i-ni-x-[x] | and ... |
| 4 | wa-ar-ki-ka3 [x?] | after you |
| 5 | li-ta-la-ak# | may he go |
| 6 | a-li-ma li#-[bi?]-ka3#? | Where is your heart? |
| 7 | isz-pu-ur2-szu | he sent to him, |
| 8 | u3 x x x [...] ba#? [...] | and ... ... |
| 9 | li#?-[...] | May ... . |
| 10 | i-na x [...] | in |
| 11 | li-bi?-[x?]-x-x | may he |
| 12 | x x [x x?] li#? | ... ...; |
| 13 | [...] 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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