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YOS 13, 107 (P295040)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Dilbat · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 13, 107 |
|---|---|
| ID | P295040 |
| Museum no. | MLC 00232 |
| Collection | J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Dilbat (mod. Deilam) |
| Coordinates | 32.2961, 44.4668 |
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 {munus}a-ha-ti-ia sza {d}amar-utu u2-ba-al#-[la-t,u2-szi] | to Ahatiya of Marduk he shall release her |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {munus}i-la-as-su2-nu-ma | thus Ilassunu: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu da-ri-isz u4-mi li-[ba]-al#-li-t,u2-ki | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive forever! |
| 5 | isz-tu _u4 8(disz)-kam abul_ babila2{ki} [u2]-s,i-a-am | from the 8th day the city gate of Babylon had opened |
| 6 | t,e4-em-ki ma-la im-hu-ra-ki u2-ul# ta#-asz-pu-ri | Your report, as much as you received, you did not send me. |
| 7 | {disz}{munus}bi-it-ta-ka a-na i-di 5(disz) tup-pi2 | Bittaka for the rent of 5 tablets |
| 8 | a-na _iri_ ar-ra-ap-hi{ki} usz-ta-bi-il | to the city Arrapḫi brought. |
| 9 | esz-me-ma a-la-ak-ta-ki na-az2-qa2#-a-ku# | “I have heard that your journey is difficult, |
| 10 | _lu2-kur2-mesz ka2_ s,a-bi-it#-ma a-li-am# | enemy troops were stationed at the gate, and the city |
| 11 | u2-ul a-li-a-ak#-ki# | I will not go to you |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi#-im-ma x x x [...] | All that ... |
| 2 | i-dam tu-sza-as,-bi-ti | you have caused to be seized. |
| 3 | asz-szum a-ma-at _e2-gal_ sza esz-mu#-[u2] | Concerning the matter of the palace that I have heard |
| 4 | na-ak-da-a-ku | I shall be killed. |
| 5 | t,e4-em-ki ar-hi-isz szu-up-ri-im-ma | Send your report quickly! |
| 6 | la a-na-ak-ku-ud | I shall not cut off. |
| 7 | sza u2-sza-s,i-a-an-ni | who brought me out, |
| 8 | _kur6_-ti szu-ta-am-t,a-a-at | “It is a curse, it is shattered. |
| 9 | _1(barig) sze_ ba-szi-a-am | 1 barig of barley rations |
| 10 | _lu2-kur2-mesz ka2_ s,a-bi-it-ma | enemy troops were stationed at the gate |
| 11 | szu-bu-la-am u2-ul e-le-i | I did not raise a hand. |
| 12 | me-he-er tup-pi2-ia szu#-bi-lim# | Send me the answers to my tablets! |
| left | ||
| 1 | (x) x a BI i si NI/IR SZE IH i szi szu? | ... ... |
Sources & licences
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