YOS 02, 008 (P305777)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305777 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04540 |
| 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 |
English translation
Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To Šumûm-ilum |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | Thus (says) Šumum-libšima: |
| obverse 4 | "May Shamash keep you in good health!" |
| obverse 5 | "Two barig of barley" |
| obverse 6 | "to Ilī-idinam" |
| obverse 1 | "give!" |
| obverse 2 | "The bales is for brewing," |
| obverse 3 | "do not withhold it." |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na szu-mu-um-_dingir_ | |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | |
| 3 | um-ma szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi-ma | |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | |
| 5 | 2(barig) sze-a-am | |
| 6 | a-na {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam | |
| 1 | i-di-in | |
| 2 | sze-um a-na sa3-bu-tim | |
| 3 | la ta-ka-la-szu | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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