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OBLA 24 (P273751)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 24 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273751 |
| 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 u2-s,ur-a-wa-su2 | to Uṣur-awasu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma u2-sza-szum-ma | “He gave to him |
| 4 | be-el ir-ni-ti-ka3 | Beloved of you, |
| 5 | ku-szu-ud mi-im-ma | all that |
| 6 | a-na szi-a-ti u2-la a-qa2-bi-kum | I will not speak to you about it. |
| 7 | [...]-ma-tum | ...-matum |
| 8 | it#-ti#? szu-hu-a-nim | with Šuḫanim |
| 9 | i-na pi2#-i szu-{d}nisaba | from the mouth of Šu-Nisaba |
| 10 | u3 {disz}da#-lu-kum | and Dalukum |
| 11 | isz-ku-un | he established. |
| 12 | a-na mi-nim# | what |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ha-bi-it | he conquered. |
| 2 | 2(disz) _me-at udu-masz2#-hi#-[a_] | 200 goats |
| 3 | 3(disz) _dusu_ | 3 heads, |
| 4 | 2(disz) s,u2-ha-ra-an#? | 2 (mana wool for) Ṣuharan(?) |
| 5 | szum-ma ma-ri at#-ta | If you yourself |
| 6 | mi#-im-ma an-ni-im | all this |
| 7 | [wu-szi2]-ir | he conquered |
| 8 | [...] u2#-ba-ab | ... he will feed. |
| 9 | zu#-uk-ki#-szu#-nu#? | their limbs |
| 10 | mi-isz-lam tu-[ta-szi2]-ir#? | you have made a claim(?) |
| 11 | mi-isz-lam ta-ak-ta-la | “It is enough! You have slain it! |
| 12 | wu#-szi2-ir# | a wušir |
| 13 | [a?]-wi#?-lum sza#?-ki-isz | a man is shakish |
Sources & licences
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