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OBLA 43 (P273770)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 43 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273770 |
| 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-be2-em | to the prince |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma] masz-pa-ru-um-ma | Thus Mašparum |
| 4 | [...] a-wa-at | ... a word |
| 5 | [... {d}]iszkur#-illat | Iškur-tillati |
| 6 | [...]-pu#-ra-kum | ...-purakum |
| 7 | [...]-x-du-um _mu-ni_ | ... ... his name |
| 8 | [... isz]-me#-eh-ba-la | ... he smote |
| 9 | [...] ma-s,i2-im | ... a scepter |
| 10 | [...]-pu#-ur-szu | ... his ... |
| 11 | [... a]-wa-tam2 | ... a word |
| 12 | [...]-ti#-iq-bi-am | ... he has spoken |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u3 szum]-ma [a-hi] at#-ta | and if you, your brother |
| 2 | [...]-am | ... is |
| 3 | [...]-um | ...um |
| 4 | [...]-ba#?-an-ni [...]-ta | ... from/by means of |
| 5 | [...]-x-an-ni [...]-ta#? | ... from ... |
| 6 | [...]-x-za a-hi? | ... brother(?) |
| 7 | [... wa]-ar-ki pa2-ni | ... before you |
| 8 | [...] be-li2 | my lord |
| 9 | i#-na-di-nam | he will give |
| 10 | t,up-pa2-am mi-hi-ir t,up-pi-im | A tablet with the contents of the tablet. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [szu-bi-lam?] | send me! |
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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