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OBLA 18 (P273745)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 18 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273745 |
| 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)
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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 | [...] u3 e-PI-mu a-bi-ka3 | ... and my father's ... |
| 4 | [...] x a li-tu-lu | ... may they live! |
| 5 | [...] x s,e2#-er-BI#?-[...] | ... a flock(?) |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [x?] x | |
| 2' | [n _tug2-guz]-za sag10_ sza bu-di-ka3 | n good quality throne-garments for the budīka-festival; |
| 3' | [...]-la#-ma i-na pu-uh2-ri-im | ... and in the assembly |
| 4' | [...] sza#?-pa2-rum i-ti za-ak-pi-el | ... ša-pārum (is) i.e., za-kpi-el |
| 5' | [...]-ka3# li-li-kam | ... may he be at peace |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | szi2?-[...] | Ši- |
| 2' | a-na#? x-[...] | to ... |
| 3' | ma-da-[...] | Mada- |
| 4' | sza la [...] | who not |
| 5' | ta-asz-ku#?-[un? ...] | you placed? ... |
| 6' | sza-al#?-[...] | Šal- |
| 7' | tu-TI-[...] | You ... . |
| 8' | a-tu-x [...] | Atu- |
| 9' | u2-nu-mi-[...] | I did not ... |
| 10' | x x x [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [... _i3]-gesz du10-ga_ sza x [...] | ... good oil of ... |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] a#?-hi# | ... brother(?) |
| 2' | [...] x | |
| 3' | [...] sza#?-ni-im | ... another |
| 4' | [...]-x-ka3 mas-li | ... the mašli offerings |
| 5' | [...]-ni a-szu-mi | ... my name |
| 6' | [...] x-li#?-me | ...-lime(?) |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-ku#? | ...-ku |
| 2' | [...]-ki# | ...-ki |
| 3' | [...]-x-isz#-ka3 | ...-iška |
Sources & licences
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