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YOS 13, 114 (P295102)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 13, 114 |
|---|---|
| ID | P295102 |
| Museum no. | MLC 00296 |
| 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 |
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 be-li2-ia | To my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}na-na-a-ib-ni-ma | Thus Nanaya-ibni: |
| 4 | sza be-li2 u2-sza-bi-lam | which my lord sent to me |
| 5 | _2(barig) zi3-da 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ 2(disz) pi2-hu | 2 barig flour, 1 shekel silver, 2 pihu |
| 6 | _1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3_ di-IG-ta {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum ub-lam | 1 ban2 5 sila3 di-IG-ta Tarībatum brought. |
| 7 | _3(ban2) zi3-da_ {disz}ti-ra-i3-li2 _sanga_ ub#-lam# | 3 ban2 of flour Tira-ilī the priest brought. |
| 8 | _1(disz) gu4?_ [x-(x)] sza _1(u) gin2_ {disz}dumu-u4-2(u)-kam | 1 ox of 10 shekels, the two-year-old |
| 9 | sza be-li2 u2-sza-bi-lam ub#-lu# | which my lord sent to me, they brought |
| 10 | _zi3-da_ a-na _kur6_-ni u2-ul i-ba-szi# | there is no flour for the ration. |
| 11 | _kur6_-ni sza 5(disz) u4-mi-ma | rations of 5 days |
| 12 | x x _kur6#_ be#-li2 li-pu-usz-ma | ... may my lord do, and |
| 13 | [x] x x be#-li2 li-sza-<bi>-lam | ... my lord should send |
| 14 | [x] x am#-[hu]-ur-ma | ... I received and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na la _sag-geme2 zi3-da_ | without a slave woman flour |
| 2 | _kur6_-ni u2-ul i-t,e4-nu | his enemy shall not approach. |
| 3 | u3 s,e#-eh-ra a-na sze-pi2-ia# <<x>> | And the flock to my feet |
| 4 | mi-se-e u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi | there is nothing. |
| 5 | _1(disz) sag#-nita2#_ s,e#-eh-ra | 1 young male slave |
| 6 | a-na _zi3#-da#_ t,e4#-ni-im# u3 [sze-pi2]-ia# | for flour, flour, and my nails |
| 7 | mi-se# [x x] x x x x | what ...... |
| 8 | sza/ta x x ka am ma a na x x x | ... ... |
| 9 | u2-sza#-ab-ba-al la [x] | he shall carry out; not ... |
| 10 | ka-lu x x x (x) x x x x | all [......] |
| 11 | u2 x x-na#-ad#-di-i | and ... to him |
| 12 | be-li2 a-na x x x x x x ru | My lord to |
| 13 | IB li tum a-na x x x | ... to . |
| 14 | be-li2 _1(disz) gu4_ x MU x x x x | my lord 1 ox ... |
| 15 | {disz}dumu-x-x-x-NI ni-mi-tam | Dumu-...-NI was the nimtam |
| left | ||
| 1 | la i-ra-asz-szi be-li2 | does not love her, my lord |
| 2 | a-na a-hi-ti-szu li-is,-s,i | May he go out to his brother. |
Sources & licences
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