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OBLA 34 (P273761)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 34 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273761 |
| 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# GA-bu#?-[x-x-ma] | thus ...: |
| 4 | szum-ma# be-li2 at#-ta | If you, my lord |
| 5 | szum-ma# a-bi at-ta | If you, my father |
| 6 | a-na# a-wa-ti-ka3 | to your words |
| 7 | ap#-la#-ah-ma | I will praise, and |
| 8 | [...]-zu-mu | ... you |
| 9 | u2#-wa#-szi2-ir | he shall replace. |
| 10 | iq#-bi-u2-ni-im#-ma#? | spoke to me, and |
| 11 | um-ma szu-nu-ma | thus they: |
| 12 | a-wi#-lam | a man |
| 13 | la# tu#-wa#-sza#-ar | do not turn back! |
| 14 | i#-na# [te?]-re#-ti-ka3 | At your extispicy |
| 15 | u2#-wa#-[szi2]-ir-szu | he imposed upon him |
| 16 | i-ma#-[ti]-ma# | saw me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-asz-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 2 | mi-nam | what |
| 3 | ak-la-a | Aklâ |
| 4 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 5 | at-ta lu be-li2-ma | You, may my lord |
| 6 | a-na-ku lu wa-ra-ad-ka3 | I shall be your servant. |
| 7 | aq-bi-szum | I said to him |
| 8 | a-sza-ar-sza-ni | I will ask her. |
| 9 | pa-ni-szu isz-ku#-un# | he set his face towards him |
| 10 | a#-x-x-x [...] sza#? a-hi-a | ... of my brother |
| 11 | i-ta#-wu-u2 | they have sworn. |
| 12 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 13 | a-di3 ba-al-t,a2-ti | as far as the settlements |
| 14 | at-ta-ma lu be-el-ni | You, our lord, |
| 15 | aq-bi-szum u2-la isz-me-an-ni# | I said to him: "He did not listen to me." |
| 16 | i-lu-ma puzur4#-mar#-[tu] | The lament of Puzur-Martu |
| 17 | ta-asz-[pu-ur? ...] | You wrote ... |
| 18 | [...] | |
| 19 | [...] s,i?-bi [...] | ... its |
| left | ||
| 1 | ma-mi-tam2 it-u-u2 [...] | (Sum) The ... of the land, ... (Akk) The land ... |
| 2 | {disz}puzur4-mar-tu u2-[...] x x x x | Puzur-Marduk |
Sources & licences
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