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YOS 02, 125 (P305773)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 125 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305773 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04536 |
| 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 na-bi-_{d}utu_ qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Nabi-šamaš, |
| 2 | um-ma _{d}lal3_-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus (says) Lalnaṣir: |
| 3 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma {disz}ha-bil-a-hi | Herewith, Ḫabil-aḫu |
| 5 | u3 ma-an-nu-um-ki-ma-_{d}iszkur sur-ra_ | and Mannum-kīma-Adad, the herald |
| 6 | at,-t,ar-da-ak-kum | I have sent to you. |
| 7 | 2(asz) _sze-gur sze gesz-i3_ | 2 gur of barley and sesame |
| 8 | szu-um-hi-ir-szu-ma | send him, and |
| 9 | li#-[is,]-hu#-ut | may he pluck up |
| 10 | [... asz-pu]-ra#-ak-kum | ... I sent to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [1/2(disz) _ma-]na# ku3-babbar_ a-nu-um#-[ma-am] | 1/2 mina of silver now |
| 2 | [a-na qa2-ti]-ia u2-s,ur | I will release my hand. |
| 3 | a-na [x-x-x-x] la ta-na-ad-di-in | Do not give to ...! |
| 4 | u3 t,e4-em _sze gesz-i3_ | and a report of barley and sesame |
| 5 | ma-la a-[na] s,a-ha-tim# | as much as for the ṣaḫtum |
| 6 | sza# qa2#-[at] {disz}be-li2-tu#-ra-am | of Belī-tūram |
| 7 | me-he-er t,up-pi2-ia | in accordance with my tablet |
| 8 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
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