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OBLA 48 (P273775)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 48 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273775 |
| 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' | _ARAD2#_ be-li#-[a?] | servant of my lord. |
| 2' | ki-ma _szagina#?_ | like a general(?) |
| 3' | be-li-a isz-ti-[ni-isz?] | together with my lord |
| 4' | a-na ti-i-ir-ti# be-li-a# | for the life of my lord |
| 5' | az-za-az | I will stand. |
| 6' | szum-ma ki-ni-isz | If true |
| 7' | _ARAD2_ be-li2-a-mas | servant of Belī-amas. |
| 8' | a-na-ku be-li2 | I, my lord, |
| 9' | i-na ki-it-tim | in the truth |
| 10' | i-bi-i-la-an-ni-ma | brought to me, and |
| 11' | _ARAD2_-su2 a-na-ku | his servant am I. |
| 12' | [...] x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-a-tam2-ma | ... ... and |
| 2 | [...]-x-a | ...-a |
| 3 | [...]-x-ma | ... and |
| 4 | [...]-ib#?-lam | ...-iblum |
| 5 | [...]-x ma-tim | ... of the land |
| 6 | [...]-x-i-ma | ... and |
| 7 | x-[...] ma#?-tim | ... of the land |
| 8 | dan#-ni-isz-ma le-mu-un | mighty, evil one |
| 9 | um-ma# [...]-x-ma#? [...]-x-ma#? | Thus ... ... |
| 10 | be-[li2? ...] | My lord |
| left | ||
| 1 | be#-li# [...] a#-na# be#-li#?-[a? ...] | My lord |
| 2 | [...] | |
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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