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OBLA 26 (P273753)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 26 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273753 |
| 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' | [...] u2#?-la#? [...] | ... ... grass(?) |
| 2' | [...] isz#-te-en [...] | ... together ... |
| 3' | [x?] x u2-ki#-in#? be-li2 [...] | ... established(?) my lord |
| 4' | [i]-na mi-ma a#-ni-im | in anything |
| 5' | ak#-la-a-ku _e2-nun_ [u3?] | I dwell in the palace and(?) |
| 6' | [_e2]-ur3_ szu-ut ra-ma-ni-a-ma | the E-ur temple of my own free will |
| 7' | u2#-ki-in i-na bi-it | he established in the house |
| 8' | a-ha-ti-a ki-ma wa-sza-bi-[im] | my rivals like a neighbour |
| 9' | wa-asz2-ba-ku um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I am sitting, thus I: |
| 10' | isz-tu mi-ma la szu-hu-za-ku | Without you, |
| 11' | ma-ku-ri lu#-ul-qi2-ma lu-ta-s,i | Let me take the mash tub and let me go out. |
| 12' | isz _iti_ {d}u3-gul-la2# | the month of Ugulla |
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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