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OBLA 32 (P273759)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 32 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273759 |
| 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 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} | to Ur-Ninmar |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma szu-mu-asz2-ku-ra-ma | Šumu-ašara speaks thus: |
| 4 | _a-sza3_-um i-a-um | the field Iaum |
| 5 | sza pa2-aq-re-e | of paqrê, |
| 6 | mu-um-x | ..., |
| 7 | mi-szi2-el#?-szu# | half of it |
| 8 | ka3-li#? | all(?) |
| 9 | _a-sza3_ li-[...] | the field ... |
| 10 | [a]-na x u3#? _numun_ | to ... and seed |
| 11 | i#-na#-an-na [...] | Now ... |
| 12 | nam-ka3-ra#-am# | of the kingship |
| 13 | i-na _a-sza3#_ [...] | in the field ... |
| 14 | usz-ti-[...] | I ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szum-ma la [ki?-am?] | If not |
| 2 | szu-up-ra-am-ma | send me, and |
| 3 | _gu4-hi#-a# u3 ARAD2-hi-a_ | oxen and slaves |
| 4 | lu-ut,-ru#-dam# | let me return. |
| 5 | u3 _a-sza3_ | and the field |
| 6 | sza {disz}at-[ta?]-li-el | of Abatta-lil |
| 7 | {disz}ma-am-ma#?-kum | “Mamakum |
| 8 | ik#?-ka3-al# | he deposited(?) |
| 9 | ki-am-ma _numun_-szu | as his seed |
| 10 | li-im#-hu#-ur2 | may he pluck up. |
| 11 | u3 _a-sza3#_ a#-wi-lim | and the field of a man |
| 12 | li-[isz]-bi-ir | may he divide. |
| 13 | u3 [{disz}]puzur4-isz8-tar2 | and Puzur-Ištar |
| 14 | t,u3-ur2#-dam | Ṭurdam |
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