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YOS 02, 041 (P305745)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305745 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04508 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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-da-a | to Addâ |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma szi-ip-_{d}iszkur_-ma | Thus Šīp-Adad: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}iszkur_ asz-szum-mi-ia | Šamaš and Adad because of me |
| 5 | a-na da-ri-a-tim | forever |
| 6 | li-ba-li-t,u3-u2-ka | may they keep you alive! |
| 7 | asz-szum _zu2-lum_ sza a-na a-pil-_{d}iszkur_ | Concerning the dates that to Apil-Adad |
| 8 | asz-ku-nu i-na 1(u) 2(asz) _gur zu2-lum_-szu | from 12 gur of his dates |
| 9 | 3(asz) 4(barig) [x] _gur#_ im-du-ud | 3 gur 4 barig ... |
| 10 | 3(asz) 4(barig) _gur ba-zi_ na-szi | 3 gur 4 barig, disbursed; |
| 11 | a-na si-it#-ti _zu2-lum_-szu | for the remainder of his dates |
| 12 | usz#-ta#-ah-ri-zu-um#-ma | they have turned to you, and |
| 13 | [x-x] _gur zu2-lum_ | ... gur of dates |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x-x]-a-am u2-sza-ar-szi-szu-nu-ma | ... he caused them to die, and |
| 2 | i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am | Ili-ippalsam, |
| 3 | i-ib-ri-a-am usz-te-zi-ib | I sat down on my dais. |
| 4 | asz-szum sza i3-li2-i-din-nam | concerning Ilī-iddinam |
| 5 | i-na 4(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) _gur zu2-lum_ | from 46 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 dates |
| 6 | 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) _gur_ im-du-ud | 31 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 were measured out. |
| 7 | 5(asz) 2(barig) _gur ba-zi_ na-szi | 5 gur 2 barig, disbursed; |
| 8 | a-na si-it-ti 9(asz) 4(barig) _gur_ | in total: 9 gur 4 barig |
| 9 | asz-sza-su2 ak-ta-la | his wife I have carried off. |
| 10 | kasz-ma-ha-am u2-ka-la-am | he will serve beer. |
| 11 | szum-ma-an ha-mu-TA?-am | if Ḫamūtam |
| 12 | i-sza-tum-ma-an | he shall pay. |
| 13 | i-ta-ka-al-szu-nu-ti | shall hold them back. |
| 14 | 1(u) _gur zu2-<lum>_ a-na hu-bu-lim | 10 gur of dates for the ḫubulum-festival |
| 15 | at-ta-di-in | I gave. |
| 16 | u3 szu-up-ra-am-ma | and send me! |
| 17 | si#-it-tam lu-ud-di-in | I shall give as a gift. |
| 18 | u2-ul in-na-an-di-nu-ma | they shall not give, and |
| 19 | u2-ul ta-ka-[la]-szu-nu-ti# | you shall not hold them back. |
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