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YOS 02, 011 (P305783)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305783 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04546 |
| 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 Lal-naṣir: |
| 3 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li#-[ba-al-li]-t,u2#-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4 | asz-szum 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3#-[babbar_ ... x]-ia | Because 1/2 mina of silver ... |
| 5 | a-na _i3-gesz_ sza-[mi-im] | for the oil of heaven |
| 6 | u2-sza-bi-la-ak#-kum#-ma# | I sent to you, and |
| 7 | t,up-pa-ka sza tu#-sza#-bi-lam esz-[me] | Your tablet, which you sent me, is new. |
| 8 | isz-tu-ma _i3-gesz#_ ta-as2-hu-ru#-[ma] | After you have mixed the oil, |
| 9 | la ta-mu-ru _ku3-babbar_ szu-a-ti | do not see that silver |
| 10 | i-na qa2-ti-ka-ma u2-s,u2-ur | In your hand I will observe. |
| 11 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ na-s,a-ri-im | for the silver of the guard |
| 12 | la te-eg-gu | do not turn back! |
| 13 | [ki-ma asz]-pu-ra-ak-kum | as I wrote to you |
| 14 | [x _sze]-gesz#-i3_ i-na bi-tim | ... sesame in the house |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | [e-zi]-im#-ma# | Ezima |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [szi]-ta#-at _sze-gesz-i3_ sza#-[...] | ... sesame ... |
| 2 | u3 sza isz-tu sa-am#-[ni-i{ki}] | and that from Samnī |
| 3 | ub-lu-ni-ik-kum# | brought to you |
| 4 | i-nu-ma a-na 1(asz) _gur sze-gesz-i3_ s,a-ha-tim | when for 1 gur of sesame, the shadûm |
| 5 | sza# 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sze-am | of 1/2 shekel of silver, barley |
| 6 | ta#-na-ad-di-nu | you will give |
| 7 | [x x] _sze-gesz-i3_ sza asz-pu-ra-ak-kum | ... sesame that I sent to you |
| 8 | [i]-na# bi-tim e-zi-im-ma | in the house of the dead, and |
| 9 | ga#-me-er _sze-gesz-i3_ | the whole of sesame |
| 10 | a-na s,a-ha-tim i-di-in | he gave to the rebels. |
| 11 | lu ti-de u3 t,e4-em _sze-gesz-i3_ | may you know, and the report of sesame |
| 12 | ma-la a-na s,a-ha-tim | as much as for the rations |
| 13 | ta-na-ad-di-nu | you will give. |
| 14 | pa-nam szu-ur-szi-a-am-ma | “The face of the šuršīma |
| 15 | szu-up-ra-am | send! |
| top | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ ma-an-nu-um-ki-ma-_{d}iszkur sur-ra_ | son of Mannum-kīma-Adad, the steward, |
| 2 | at,-t,ar-da-ak-[kum] | I have sent to you |
| 3 | 2(asz) _gur sze-gesz-i3_ [...] | 2 gur sesame ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | i#-[di-im-ma] li-is,-hu-ut | he knows, and may he flee. |
| 2 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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