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OBLA 37 (P273764)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 37 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273764 |
| 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 | um-ma PA-LU2#?-AN-ma# | PA-LU-AN speaks thus: |
| 4 | szum-ma a-bi at-ta# | If you, my father |
| 5 | ni-qi3-a-am | a gift |
| 6 | ka3-ab-tam2 | the kabtam |
| 7 | a#-na-a-qi3 | I will give. |
| 8 | [a?]-pu-tum | Aputum |
| 9 | [...] x mar x? ti | ... ... |
| 10 | x [...] am#-tim# | ... wild bull |
| 11 | u3#? ti-[...] | and ... |
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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