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OBLA 45 (P273772)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 45 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273772 |
| 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' | i?-na? x x x [...] x | in ... |
| 2' | sza# ma-da [...]-bi#?-im | of the land ... |
| 3' | ta#-ra#-ka-su x-pu-usz | you will harness (them) |
| 4' | ul-lu-tum mi-nam | “What is the reed screen? |
| 5' | i-na-di#-nu-kum | they will give to you |
| 6' | {disz}i3-li2-isz-pi2-iq | Iliš-piq |
| 7' | u2 _dumu_ ia-di-di-im | and the son of Iadīdim |
| 8' | a#-na s,e-er | to the flock |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}isz-me-eh-ba-la | Išmeh-bala |
| 2 | u3 a-na s,e-ri-ka | and to your country |
| 3 | a-la-ak-szu-nu esz-me | Their journey is new. |
| 4 | a-wa-at-su2-nu | their words |
| 5 | lum-mi-da-an-ni | Lummi-danni |
| 6 | a-na _ka idx(|A.LAGABxA|)_-im-ma | to the mouth of the Euphrates |
| 7 | [x]-pe-esz | ...; |
| 8 | [...] x | |
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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