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OBLA 27 (P273754)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273754 |
| 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 ...] | to ... |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2#-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | a-mu-ra-am ad#-[ki?] | I saw your father |
| 4 | um-ma a-na-ku-[ma] | thus I: |
| 5 | i-na pa2-ni pi2-qi2-tim# | at the disposal of the envoy |
| 6 | _3(disz) erin2_ lu-li-ik | 3 labor-troops, to go |
| 7 | i-ti a-hi-a li-bi li-t,i3-ba-am | May my brother's limbs be healthy. |
| 8 | a-wa-tu ta-am-qu2-tam2 | a word of bitterness |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na szu-me i-szim-{d}szul-gi{ki} | for the name Išim-Šulgi |
| 2 | a-szu-me ki-am | Ašume, thus |
| 3 | u3-la a-li-kam | “Old, come!’ |
| 4 | _e2_ sza ta-[aq]-bi-am | the house about which you spoke |
| 5 | [x]-ma sza e-BI#-[...] | ... of ... |
| 6 | [x] szu ri [...] | ... hand ... |
Sources & licences
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