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YOS 02, 048 (P305799)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 048 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305799 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04562 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 la-lu-tum | to Lalutum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma sze-ep-_{d}suen_-ma | Thus Šēp-Sîn: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}nin-szubur_ da-ri-isz u4-mi | Šamaš and Ninshubur forever. |
| 5 | li-ba#-al#-li-t,u2-ki | May they keep you alive! |
| 6 | sza-al#-ma#-ku# szu-lum bi-ti | I am well; the health of my house |
| 7 | szu-lum# [... x]-i3-li2 | well-being of ...-ili |
| 8 | _dam#-[gar_ sza i]-na# pa-ni-ia | the merchant who in my presence |
| 9 | ma-[...szu-up]-ri-im | ... šuprim |
| 10 | szum-ma# bi#-tu#-um# la ma-szi-IH? | If a house is not inspected |
| 11 | u3 _gu4-hi-a_-ku-nu sza-al-mu | and your oxen are well. |
| 12 | a-na _a-sza3_-lim e-re-szi | to a field he shall cultivate |
| 13 | la te-eg-ge-e | do not abandon! |
| 14 | ki-ma na-pi-isz-ti ma-ti | like the life of the land |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _a-sza3_-lum-ma u2-ul ti-de-e | the field you did not know |
| 2 | asz-szum tu-uk-ka-ni-im | because of the trust |
| 3 | sza ha-al-qa2-at | that is lost |
| 4 | it-ti _tab-ba_-e-i-a | with my colleagues |
| 5 | u2-ul al-li-ka | I will not come. |
| 6 | 5(disz) ku-nu-ka-tu i-na qa2-ti | 5 kunukatu-vessels in the hand, |
| 7 | SU?-ha-ri-im sza a-wi-il-isz8-tar2 | ... of Awīl-Ištar |
| 8 | 2(disz) {na4}hu-ul-lu u3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | 2 hullu-stones and 1 1/2 shekels of gold |
| 9 | i-na qa2-ti i-din-{d}na-na-a | by Iddin-Nanāya |
| 10 | a-na a-wi-il-isz8-tar2 | To Awīl-Ištar |
| 11 | t,u3-uh-hi-szu-ma li-pa-as-su2 | may he release his guilt. |
| 12 | a-di {na4}hu-ul-li | until hullu-stone |
| 13 | u3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | and 1 1/2 shekels of gold |
| 14 | i-na-ad-di-nu-ma | they will give, and |
| 15 | a-na bi-ti-ki la te-gi | Do not return to your house! |
| left side | ||
| 1 | ki-ma ta!*-da*-ga!*-li* eb*-szi | like a tadagāli ebši |
Sources & licences
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