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OBLA 14 (P273741)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 14 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273741 |
| 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 a]-da#-lal3-ma# | Thus Adallal: |
| 2 | [a-na] bi#-la-la-ma# | to Bilalama |
| 3 | [qi2-bi2]-ma | speak! |
| 4 | [...]-lu#-pi-il | ...-lupil |
| 5 | [...]-mi#?-im | ... is |
| 6 | [...]-am | ... is |
| 7 | [...]-li-[x] | ...-li-x |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-ti-a#? [...] | ... of(?) ... |
| 2' | [...] it#-ti [...] | ... with ... |
| 3' | [...]-su-nu lu-usz#?-[ba?-at?] | ... their ... I shall sit(?) |
| 4' | [...]-mi a-na szu-te#?-[...] | ... to ... |
| 5' | [...]-ku-nim a-sza-a-[...] | ... your ... |
| 6' | [...]-as-su2-nu | ... their |
| 7' | [...] at-ta a-sza-ar ki-ma | ... you, I will ask like |
| 8' | [...]-su2-nu ku-il# | ... their ... is sealed |
| 9' | [...] ta#-asz-ha-ra-ar# | ... you will unharness |
| 10' | [...] ma-tu-ka3 | ... of the land |
| 11' | [...] u2#?-la#? ta-sza-pa2-ra-am | ... you 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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