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OBLA 13 (P273740)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 13 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273740 |
| 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 bi-la-la-ma | to Bilalama |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | a-di3 ma-ti | as far as the land |
| 4 | asz2-ta-na-pa2-ra-kum-ma | I constantly send to you, and |
| 5 | [a]-wa-ti la te-sze-me | You will not hear my words |
| 6 | {[disz]}nu-ur2-a-li#-[szu?] | Nur-ališu |
| 7 | [x]-ip#-[...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | li#-[...] | May ... . |
| 2' | u3 a#-[...] | and ... |
| 3' | i-na _dub_ x-x-[...] | on the tablet ... |
| 4' | sza tu-sza-bi-lam | that you sent to me |
| 5' | a-na dingir-mu-ta-bil2 | To Ilum-mutabil |
| 6' | ta-asz2-t,u2-ra-am | you wrote |
| 7' | a-bu-ti u2-ma-ka3-al-ma | he will measure out the debts, and |
| 8' | a-pu-tum sza-t,a2-ru-um | “Written-in-a-tablet" (= Šumma Izbu XIV 1). |
| 9' | a-na ku-a-ti pi2-isz-tu3-um | To you is the responsibility. |
| 10' | {disz}sa3-ba-si2-in-num2 | Sabasinum, |
| 11' | {disz}dingir-lu-wa-tar2 _dumu_ i-szu-e | Ilu-watar, son of Išû |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza a-bu-tam2# | of Abutam |
| 2 | i-sza-pa2-ra-ni#-[im] | will send to me. |
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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