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YNER 04, 043 (P292992)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | YNER 04, 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292992 |
| Museum no. | NBC 05561 |
| 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)
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 lu2-igi-sa6 | to Lu-igisa |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma szu-{d}na-na-a-a-ma | Thus Šū-Nanaya: |
| 4 | s,a-bu-um | Ṣabum |
| 5 | u3 ni-pa-tu-um | and Nipatum |
| 6 | a-na _iri#{ki} nu-bar-ra#{ki#}_ | to the city Nubar |
| 7 | i-ti-al-ku-u2 | they will go. |
| 8 | a-na# ma-ma-an | to anyone |
| 9 | sza ti-KA-bi-u2 | of Ti-KA-biu, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,a-ba-am | to capture |
| 2 | u3 isz-ha-ra | and Išhara |
| 3 | lu-up-qi2-id | I will entrust. |
| 4 | szum-ma at-ka-al#-[ku] | If I am ill |
| 5 | a-na [pa-a]-di | to the gate |
| 6 | ni-pa-ti#-im# | the nippatum |
| 7 | lu-ur2-di-am# | I want to say |
| 8 | szum-ma be-li2# | If my lord |
| 9 | at#-ta | You |
| 10 | [la] ti#-ha-da-ar | do not fear! |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na# s,e-ri-ka lu-li-ka-am | Let me go to your country! |
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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