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OBLA 55 (P273782)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OBLA 55 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273782 |
| 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 {d}tiszpak-mu-ta#-bi-il-szu# | to Tišpak-mutabbilş̄zu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i-bi-{d}suen-ma | Thus Ibbi-Sîn: |
| 4 | ma-ru-ka-a-ma | Arukama, |
| 5 | szum-ma a-bi at-ta | If you, my father, |
| 6 | sza s,a-ba-at qa-ti-ia | who seizes my hand, |
| 7 | e-pu-usz la e#-be2-re# | I did not do. |
| 8 | _1(disz) szu-szi gur sze_ | 60 gur of barley |
| 9 | li-di-nu-nim | may they give me. |
| 10 | [szum]-ma# a-bi at-ta | If you, my father |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la a-ru-ur#-[tum] _nu-banda3_ | not arurtum, the overseer |
| 2 | la i-na-ki#?-szu#?-u2 | they shall not cut off |
Sources & licences
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