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OBLA 49 (P273776)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 49 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273776 |
| 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 ...] | to ... |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2#-ma# | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma ...]-x-la-ku#-ma | Thus ...: |
| 4 | [...]-x-lum | ...-lum |
| 5 | [sza?] i#-na-bi-ta-kum | that he has brought to you |
| 6 | wa#-ar-di | |
| 7 | x-bu-li#? | x-buli(?) |
| 8 | [x] u4 bi i ku [x?] | ... that day ... |
| 9 | [i]-ta#?-bi-it-ma# x? ar [...] | he fell and ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-x-x | |
| 2' | [...] i-sza-si2-kum#? | ... will call to you |
| 3' | wu#-szi-ra-am | wuširam |
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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