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YOS 02, 084 (P305761)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 084 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305761 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04524 |
| 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 si2-ia-tum# | to Siyatum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma# | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma# _{d}utu_-la-ma#-sa3#-szu#-[ma] | Thus (says) Šamaš-lamassashu: |
| 4 | a-wi-lu-um# u3 [_{d}]suen_-TA?-[x]-nu | a man and Sîn-ta-x-nu |
| 5 | a-na s,e-ri-ka | to you |
| 6 | a-na s,a-bi-im pa-qa2-di-im | entrusted to the troops. |
| 7 | i-il-la-ku-nu | they will come. |
| 8 | t,e4-em-ka s,a-ba-at | Your report is taken away. |
| 9 | u3 da-mi-iq | and good fortune |
| 10 | sza i-[x-x-x] SZE?-ru-um | which ... barley |
| 11 | sza-at-tu-um [x] TU? li | The second |
| 12 | ka#-ru#-um# ka-lu-szu# | karum means kalušu. |
| 13 | [x-x-x-x] ab-ba-[x]-ka | ... your ... |
| 14 | t,e4-em-ka u3 x it#-ti | Your report and ... with |
| 15 | asz-szum# [sze]-e-em# | Concerning the omen |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am# | which you wrote me |
| 2 | szum-ma {disz}bu-la-lum# | If Bulalum |
| 3 | ha-szi-ih | hašiḫ |
| 4 | a-na bu-la-lum | to Būlalum |
| 5 | mu-du-ud | he built. |
| 6 | szum-ma i-tur2-sa-lim | If he is healthy |
| 7 | ha-szi-ih a-na i-tur2-sa-lim | “I have been frightened, to Itur-salim |
| 8 | mu-du-ud-ma | he knew, and |
| 9 | ka-ni-ka-am le-qi2 | Take my sealed document! |
| 10 | u3 asz-szum _gu4_ | and concerning the ox |
| 11 | sza sza-a-ma-am | of heaven |
| 12 | aq-bu-kum | I said to you |
| 13 | szum-ma ta-asz2-ta-a-ma | If you ask, and |
| 14 | _gu4_ szu-ri-a-am-ma | ox or bull of the mountains |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_-am lu-sza-bi-la-kum# | I shall send you the silver. |
| 16 | u3 [x-x]-BI?-[x-x-x] | and ... |
| 17 | {disz}i-[...] | I- |
| 18 | i-sa3-ad#-[da]-ar-[x] | Isad-... |
| 19 | ta-sza-at,-TA?-ar#-[x] | you will write |
| left side | ||
| 1 | la# ta-sza-at,-TA?-ar-szu | Do not slander him! |
Sources & licences
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