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OBLA 42 (P273769)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 42 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273769 |
| 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# ru-be2-em | to the prince |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | i-bi-isz-dingir-ma | Ibbiš-iluma |
| 4 | mi-szu a-wa-tum a-ni-tum | What is this word? |
| 5 | sza# a-szum a-ar-szi-dingir | of Ašum-Arši-ilī |
| 6 | ta#-asz-ta-na-pa-ra-am | you keep sending to me. |
| 7 | na#-pi2-isz-ta-ka | your life |
| 8 | [um?]-ma i3-li2-a-at-ma | thus Ilī-at |
| 9 | [x]-ma# a-ni-tum | ... Anitum |
| 10 | [...] za-am-ri-ia | ... my praises |
| 11 | [...] x-ku ud? szi ki ma | ... the day(?) |
| 12 | [...] x [...] | |
| right | ||
| 1 | a-la-kam | to go |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] a-ni-tum#? | ... Anitum |
| 3' | [it?]-ti#-a i-ba-szi | there is with me |
| 4' | [szu?]-u2-ma li-zi-iz-ma | he should stand, and |
| 5' | [szum]-ma la ma-ru-ka | If it is not yours |
| 6' | [a]-na-ku qi2-bi-am | I say: |
| 7' | [...] szi ra za ni isz me | ... ... |
| 8' | [a-sza]-ar#-sza-ni u2-la [...] a-ka-la-szum | I will send to her, or ... I will serve him. |
| 9' | [u3 a-na] s,e2-er _dumu-me_ sza-am-hi-im | and to the sons of Šamḫum |
| 10' | [...]-ra#-am | ... for you |
| 11' | [...] ma-ri-szu | ... his wife |
Sources & licences
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