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YOS 02, 093 (P305789)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 093 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305789 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04552 |
| 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 a-bi-ia u3 be-li2-ia | To my father and my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i-din-_{d}iszkur_ ma-ru-ka-a-ma | Thus Iddin-Adad, your servant: |
| 4 | a-wi-lum ki-na-ti _zu2-lum_ usz-te-s,i | a man falsehoods of dates has brought out, |
| 5 | u3 NI-[x] pe-e-et | and ... open |
| 6 | _zu2-lum_ isz-tu isz-sza-ap-ku# | dates from iššapku |
| 7 | u2-ul i-hi-t,u2# | they did not cut off. |
| 8 | a-wi-il szi-bu-ut _uru{ki}_ | the man who dwells in the city |
| 9 | sza _zu2-lum_ il-qu2-u2-ma# isz-te-ni-isz | who took dates and together |
| 10 | u2-da-ab-ba-bu-ni-in-ni | they have seized me, |
| 11 | a-bi u3 be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-ma | My father and my lord should write me, and |
| 12 | _zu2-lum_ lu-sze-s,i | dates I may bring out |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | hi-t,a-am la i-ra-asz-szu-u2 | they shall have no claim. |
| 2 | t,e4-em a-bi-ia u3 be-li2-ia | News of my father and my lord: |
| 3 | li-il-li-kam | may he come. |
| 4 | szum#-ma# KI?-NU?-KA?-KA? i-[x-x-x]-SU? | If ... ... |
| 5 | i-na ir-ti KI?-NU?-[x-x]-szu | in the middle of his |
| 6 | DI?-GA?-ar-szu | DIGA-aršu |
| 7 | t,e4-mu-um li-ra-ha-am-ma | may my report be favourable, and |
| 8 | li-KU?-UD?-ZU? li-li-kam | May he come! |
| 9 | ka-ni-ik _zu2-lum_ | seal of dates |
| 10 | sza i-le-eq-qu2!(MA) | that he will take |
| 11 | li-li-kam | may he go! |
| 12 | ka-ni-ik-szu# li#-zi#-ba-ak-ku | May his seal be sealed. |
Sources & licences
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