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YOS 02, 016 (P305760)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305760 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04523 |
| 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 be-le-ti-ia | To my lady |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _{d}en-lil2_-a-bum-ma | thus Enlil-abum: |
| 4 | a-we-il-tu sza-ta-AB-ru-KI-si | Awe-iltu Ša-ta-AB-ru-KI-si |
| 5 | u2-la i-de-esz | he did not know |
| 6 | am#-mi-nim t,e-ma-am an-ni-a-am | Why is this news? |
| 7 | a#-[x x x] isz-tu 1(u) _u4_-mi-im | ... from 10 days |
| 8 | la ta-asz-pu#-ri#-im# | do not send me! |
| 9 | a-nu-um-ma _{d}utu_-mu-ba-li2#-it,# | Now, Šamaš-muballiṭ |
| 10 | at,-t,a-ar-da-ak-ki | I have sent to you. |
| 11 | szum-ma i-te-er-ba-ak-ki | If he returns, |
| 12 | sza i-qa2-bu-ki ep-szi | that he will tell you to do, |
| 13 | szum-ma la i-te-er-ba-ak-ki | If he does not return, |
| 14 | sza pi-i tu-up-pi an-ni-im ep-szi | According to the wording of this tablet: |
| 15 | ki!(DI)-si2 pe-te-e-ma | “Open the kisi-vessel and |
| 16 | ka-am-ka-ma-ta-am | to smite |
| 17 | ma-li ma-s,i-at asz-ri#-[im] | “It is enough, it is enough for the assyrian. |
| 18 | bi-us-ki-il-tu-[...] | Muskīltu- |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x x]-NI# [...] | ... ... |
| 2 | DU# [...] | ... ... |
| 3 | [x x x]-ta#-a#-x# [...] | ... ... |
| 4 | [x x x x]-i [...] | ... ... |
| 5 | [x x x x] sza# 1(u) _gin2#_ | ... of 10 shekels |
| 6 | am#-[ri-im]-ma | amri-mama |
| 7 | [... _x]-ta-am3_ | ... ... each |
| 8 | [... x]-im | ... ... |
| 9 | [... x]-im | ... ... |
| 10 | [... x]-ni#-ik#-ki | ... your ... |
| 11 | [...] sza un-qa2-ti | ... of the seal |
| 12 | [... x]-x#-U2-ti | ... ...-uti |
| 13 | [... x]-x# szum-ma i-in-[ki] | ... ... If your eyes |
| 14 | [... x]-in#-[x] | ... ... |
| 15 | [...] | |
| 16 | a-na# [x x x]-ri szu-uk-ni | place ...! |
| 17 | _{tug2}u-dub!(IB)-lum_ ma-ah-ri-ki | a šapputu-garment before you |
| 18 | _{tug2}huz-za_ usz-ta-bi-la-ki | I have brought you a hem. |
| 19 | _{tug2}bar-dul5_ szi-ka-ti-im | a šikatum garment |
| 20 | a-na bu-su2-mi-sza id-ni | he gave to her husband. |
| top | ||
| 1 | i-na pi-sza-ni 3(disz) _{tug2}bar#-si#_ | from the responsibility of 3 tunics |
| 2 | 1(disz) _{tug2}bar-si_ le-qe2-e | 1 ...-garment, take |
| left | ||
| 1 | _{tug2}bar-si_ ZI#-[...]-x#-ti | a cloak |
| 2 | sza ma-ah-ri#-[...]-ZA# [x-x-le]-qe2#-e# | That which before you ... |
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