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YNER 04, 035 (P286507)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | YNER 04, 035 |
|---|---|
| ID | P286507 |
| Museum no. | NBC 06268 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 nu-ur2#-{d}suen# | to Nur-Suen |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ip-qu2-sza-ma | Thus Ipquša: |
| 4 | 3(bur3) _gan2_-lam i-na _a-sza3 {gesz}geszimmar nu2-a_ | 3 bur3 of arable land in the field of date palms lying down |
| 5 | i-na i-ir-ti {disz}im-gur-{d}suen# | from the responsibility of Imgur-Sîn |
| 6 | asz-ta-pa-ar i-na-an-di-nu-kum | I have written to you, they will give to you. |
| 7 | szu-pu-ur-ma _gan2_-lam li#-id#-ke-e | send, and the field may he give |
| 8 | szum-ma# [i]-na ki#-[tim] | If in the earth |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x (x) x [...] | |
| 2' | sza _mu 2(disz)-kam_ x[...] | of the 2nd year ... |
| 3' | u3 sze-er-ha-nam | and Šerḫanam |
| 4' | sza _4(u) ma-na ku3-babbar_-im i-szu | of 40 minas of silver he has |
| 5' | i-na sa3-ar-tim ug-ta-e-er | in the net he smote |
| 6' | t,u3-ur-da-asz-szu-u2-ma | Ṭurdašūma |
| 7' | [x]-na# sze-er-ha-ni-im | ... the šerḫanim |
| 8' | [x (x)] 3(bur3) _gan2_-im ni-di-ti-szu | ... 3 bur3 field area, his share |
| 9' | [li]-ib#-bi {disz}lu2-igi-sa6 | the heart of Lu-igisa |
| 10' | li#-t,i3-ib | may he live! |
Sources & licences
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