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YOS 13, 162 (P296050)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Babylon · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 13, 162 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296050 |
| Museum no. | MLC 01288 |
| 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 | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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 a-hi-ia sza {d}amar-utu u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to my brother, whom Marduk will restore, |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ARAD-i3-li2-szu-ma | Warad-ilišu speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu da-ri-isz u4-mi a-hi ka-ta | Šamaš and Marduk, forever, the days of your father-in-law |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | may they live. |
| 6 | lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 7 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu lu da-ri | May your health be long before Šamaš and Marduk! |
| 8 | i-na a-hi-i-tim ki-a-am iq-bu-nim | on the other side, as they said, |
| 9 | um-ma-mi {disz}li-wi-ir-babila2{ki} | the mother of Luwirbabila |
| 10 | _tug2_ lu-ba-ar-ta-szu a-na _ku3-babbar_ u2-ka-al | his garment for silver he shall hold. |
| 11 | t,up-pi2 i-din-{d}suen _dumu_ a-ba-am-la-i-de | Tablet of Iddin-Sîn, son of Abam-lā-ide |
| 12 | a-na t,e4-mi-ka la-ma-di-im | I will send you a report. |
| 13 | usz-ta-bi-la-am | he sent to me. |
| 14 | t,e4-em-ka ga-am-ra-am | Your report is complete. |
| 15 | szu-up-ra-am | send! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szi-i-im _tug2_ lu-ba-ar-ti-ka | the price of the garment may I pay to you. |
| 2 | BA/KU UD TI UZ ZA | (If) he is ill for a long time: ... . |
| 3 | szu-up-ra-am-ma | send me, and |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-am-da-am ma-la ta-qa2-ab-bu-u2 | as much silver as you say |
| 5 | a-na a-hi#-ia# ka-ta lu-sza-bi-lam | Let me send word to my brother. |
| 6 | szum-ma at-ta-ma a-na babila2{ki} | If you to Babylon |
| 7 | i-na ba-la-t,i-im e-lu-u2-ka | in life he entrusted to you |
| 8 | i-ba-asz-szi-i | there is |
| 9 | ar-hi-isz ud-di-dam a-li-a-am-ma | I quickly brought about the disappearance of the city |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ a-an-na be-li2 a-hi ka-ta | the silver that I, my lord, your brother, |
| 11 | lu-pu-ul | let me do. |
Sources & licences
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