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OBLA 39 (P273766)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 39 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273766 |
| 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' | {disz}{d}x-[...] | PN |
| 2' | i-na qa2-[ti-a] | in my hand |
| 3' | as,-ba-at# | I seized |
| 4' | u3 ta-aq#-[ta-bi] | and you said: |
| 5' | um-ma at#-[ta-ma] | Thus you: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la ta-la-ak# | do not go! |
| 2 | a-mu-ra#?-[am?] | I saw |
| 3 | la te-[...] | Do not ... |
| 4 | ma-[...] | ... ... |
| 5 | te#?-[...] | “You(?) ..., |
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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