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OBLA 41 (P273768)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 41 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273768 |
| 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 ru-bu-um | to the prince |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-e-mu-qi2-ma# | Thus Sîn-emuqī |
| 4 | ta-aq-ta-bi | you said, |
| 5 | um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you: |
| 6 | _a-sza3#?_ [x x?]-x-te | field ...; |
| 7 | [...]-x | |
| 8 | [...]-x AN | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ki?]-ma#? i-tur2-ad-nu#-[um] | like Itur-adnum |
| 2 | ri-ig-ma-am | |
| 3 | isz-ta-ak-nu [esz?-me?] | he set up. |
| 4 | szum-ma be-li2 at-ta | If you, my lord, |
| 5 | szu#-pur-ma | send, and |
| 6 | ri-ig-ma-an | |
| 7 | la#? u2-sze-s,i | he did not bring |
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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