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OBLA 40 (P273767)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 40 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273767 |
| 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 i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur | to Ipiq-Addu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ab-di-ra-ah | Thus Abdi-Raḫ |
| 4 | u3 szi2-iq-la-[nu]-um-ma | and šiqlanum |
| 5 | a-na {disz}du-ni#-ba-la | to Dunibal |
| 6 | {disz}asz-du-ma#-ri-im | Ašdum-marim |
| 7 | u3 i-tur2-ad-nu-um# | and Itur-adnum |
| 8 | a-na pu-uh2-ri-im | to the assembly |
| 9 | ni-isz-ta-pa-ar-szu-nu#-[ti] | we have repeatedly sent them. |
| 10 | ga-mi-ir-ti a-wa-ti-szu-nu | the completeness of their words |
| 11 | ni-la-ma-da-am-ma | we will measure out, and |
| 12 | ni-sza-pa-ra-ka-um# | we will send to you. |
| 13 | u3 ma-asz2-pa-[ru-um] | and a document |
| 14 | isz-pu-ra-ni-a#-[szi?]-ma# | sent to her, and |
| 15 | a#-na#-[ku] u3# szi2-iq-[la-nu]-um# | I and the šiqlanum personnel |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | isz-[...] | ... ... |
| 2' | is-hu#-[...] | he ... |
| 3' | a-na isz-me-eh-ba-la# | to Išmehbala |
| 4' | szu-pu-ur-ma ki-ma na-ru-um | send, and like a stele |
| 5' | se20-ek-ra-at szu-di-<<isz>>-szu#-um# | He is the one who enlarges the horizon |
| 6' | u3 ni-nu ri-ig-ma-am | and the ninu-priestess is a wild bull |
| 7' | mu-sze#-[s,i u2]-la# ni#-[x]-ar#? | The one who goes out, we shall not ... |
| 8' | u3 [um-ma ab-di-ra-ah-ma] | and thus Abdi-raḫ |
| 9' | szum#-[ma a-bi at-ta] | If you, my father |
| 10' | na#-[ra-am za-ku?-x-x] | beloved of Zaku |
| 11' | a-mu-ri-za#-x-[...] | Amuriza- |
| 12' | me-e li-mu#-[ur-ma] | let him see water, and |
| 13' | li-tu-ra-am#? | may he return(?) |
| 14' | a-mu-ra-am i-na# [qa2-ti]-a | I shall see in my hand |
| 15' | lu-us,-ba-at [...] | Let me seize ... |
Sources & licences
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