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YOS 02, 034 (P305747)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305747 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04510 |
| 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 wa-tar-_{d}utu_ qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Watar-Šamaš, and |
| 2 | um-ma _{d}suen_-mu-usz-ta-al-ma | thus Sîn-muštāl: |
| 3 | _{d}utu_ li#-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 4 | sza-al-ma#-ku# mi-im-ma | I am well; everything |
| 5 | la ta-na-zi-iq | Do not be negligent! |
| 6 | asz-szum _{d}szul-pa-e3_-ba-ni | Concerning Šulpa’ebani |
| 7 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | which you wrote me |
| 8 | sza um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you: |
| 9 | sza!(TA) ib#-t,i-lu-ma# u2-ku#-ul#-tam | who have sinned and have eaten |
| 10 | la il-qu2#-u2 | they did not take |
| 11 | szu-up-ra-am-ma | send me, and |
| 12 | _zu2-lum_ li-im-hu-ur | dates may he receive. |
| 13 | ka-ni-ik _ku6-a-ab-ba_ | seal of the fisherman |
| 14 | sza a-na {disz}i-GU?-rum | which to Igrum |
| 15 | u3 _{d}marduk_-mu-sza-lim | and Marduk-mušallim |
| 16 | [...] x-szum# | ... ... him |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li#-bi-il-ma _ku6-<a>-ab-ba_ | may he carry, and the fish |
| 2 | li-im-hu-ur | may he accept. |
| 3 | szum-ma _ku6-<a>-ab-ba_ la i-ba-asz-szi | If there is no fish, |
| 4 | qa2-at-ka mu-us,-s,i-ma | “Your hand is a weapon, |
| 5 | a-na ta-asz-pi-it zu-ti-ka | [For] your supplication, |
| 6 | _zu2-lum_ mu-hu-ur | dates received |
| 7 | a-ah-ka la ta-na-ad-di | Do not abandon your brother! |
| 8 | u3 a-we-le-e ka-ni-kam szu-zi-im-ma | and woe is the guarantee. |
| 9 | la u2-ha-lu-ka | shall not destroy you, |
| 10 | asz-szum mi-ih-hu-ri sza _{d}marduk_ | Concerning the tribute of Marduk |
| 11 | AB?-ha-am#-ma# a-la-kam li-pu-sza-am | “May he go, and may he perform (the rituals) for me. |
Sources & licences
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