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OBLA 29 (P273756)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 29 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273756 |
| 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 be-li2-a | to my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma sza-am-du-usz#-nu-ma | Thus Šamdušnu: |
| 4 | mi-na-am-e-pu-[usz?-dingir?] | Inam-epuš-ilum(?) |
| 5 | ma-ru szi-ip#-[ri-x] | prize of ... |
| 6 | ab-ba#?-[...] | Abba- |
| 7 | i#-[...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | li-bi#? [...] | Its limbs(?) |
| 2' | la i-li-[...] | not ili- |
| 3' | szum-ma be-li2 i-[...] | If my lord |
| 4' | ma-li pi2 be-li2-a i-[x]-ba-am | The mouth of my lord ... |
| 5' | li-MU-ul-ka3 | May he praise you! |
| 6' | a-na qa2-ti-ka3 lu-usz-qu2-ul | Let me lay hold of your hand. |
| 7' | szi-bu-ul-ta-ka3 | of the šibulta-service |
| 8' | bu-du-du li-ib-la-am | may he bring forth a harvest. |
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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