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YOS 13, 161 (P296081)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Dilbat · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 13, 161 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296081 |
| Museum no. | MLC 01324 |
| 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)
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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 | u2-sa-a-tim ra-bi-a-tim | the great utensils |
| 2 | i-na mu-uh2-hi-ia ta-asz-ta-ka-an | you have placed on my head. |
| 3 | {d}amar-utu a-na e-pe2-szi-ka an-ni-im | Marduk, for this work |
| 4 | li-ik-ru-ub | may he bless. |
| 5 | _1(disz) ab2_ sza _sa10 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-sza-mu | 1 cow for buying 10 shekels of silver, Ašamu |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ mar-s,u2-us-su2 | the silver of his debts |
| 7 | ad-di-nu-ma | I gave, and |
| 8 | at-ta ti-du-u2 | You know. |
| 9 | a-na _ab2_ szu-a-ti sza ka-li-sza | to that cattle of all hers |
| 10 | u3 la sza ka-li-sza | and not of her whole body |
| 11 | sza ra-sze-e szi-i | that is a desire, |
| 12 | a-di szi-ni-szu asz-pu-ra-ak-ku-ma | I wrote to you as far as two of his, and |
| 13 | t,e4-em-ka ri-qa2-am | Your report is favourable. |
| 14 | u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am | you did not send me. |
| 15 | u3 a-na ri-sza-tum _sipa_ | and to Rīšatum the shepherd |
| 16 | sza _ab2_ szu-a-ti a-mu-ur-szi | of that cattle I saw her |
| 17 | i-tap-la-as2-ma | he shall pay, and |
| 18 | t,e4-em-ka te-er-ra-am | Send me your report! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}ri-sza-tum _sipa_ szu-u2 | Rīšatum, that shepherd |
| 2 | u2-ul il-li-kam | he did not come |
| 3 | u3 t,e4-em-szu u2-ul u2-te-er-ra-am | and he will not return his report. |
| 4 | a-wa-tu-ka dam-qa2-a-tum | Your good words |
| 5 | ik-ta-na-asz-sza-da-ni-in-ni | he has bound me |
| 6 | lu ti-de-e | may you know! |
| 7 | i-na-an-na tup-pi2 be-el-szu-nu | Now, the tablet of their owner |
| 8 | _dumu_ i-din-{d}la-ga-ma-al | son of Iddin-Lagamal |
| 9 | usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | I have sent to you |
| 10 | sza _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sze-am | of 1 shekel of silver, barley |
| 11 | i-na _{gesz}ban2 {gesz}geszimmar_ | with a date-palm bow |
| 12 | ar-hi-isz i-di-in-szu | quickly gave to him |
| 13 | ge-er-ra-am ti-ra-am | “Festival of the Tirām, |
| 14 | la tu-sza-ar-sza | you shall not release her. |
| 15 | u3 a-na i-la-AZ-ki-tum | and to Ila-AZ-kitum |
| 16 | qi2-bi-ma a-wi-il-e2-a | Say to Awīl-ea: |
| 17 | la i-zi-ba-asz-szu | shall not stand by him. |
| 18 | li-il-qi2-a-asz-szu | take him. |
| 19 | u3 ki-ma sze-am | and like barley |
| 20 | ta-na-ad-<di>-nu | are given. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _kur6_-at _iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-na {munus}a-ia-a | 1st month, for Ayāyu. |
| 2 | i-di-in-szi | he gave her |
Sources & licences
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