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YOS 02, 031 (P305805)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Pī-Kasî · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305805 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04568 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq) |
| Coordinates | 32.1311, 44.6393 |
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 ku-un-na | to the kūnu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma mu-hu-usz-ki-ma | Uḫuški says thus: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li#-t,u2#-[ka] | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | a-nu-um-ma _{d}suen_-na-tum-[x] | Now Sîn-natum- |
| 6 | asz-tap-ra-ak-kum | I sent to you. |
| 7 | szum-ma 1(asz) _sze-gur_ szum-ma 1(asz) 1(barig) _sze gur_ | If 1 kurru of barley or 1 gur 1 barig |
| 8 | a-na ze-ri-im | to the zērim |
| 9 | i-di-in-szum | gave to him, |
| 10 | ur-ra-am i-na a-la-ki-ia | In the future, when I go, |
| 11 | sze-a-am 5(asz) _gur_ a-na ku-ru-ma-at# | 5 kor of barley for the kurumātu-tax |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,u2-ha-ri a-li-a-qi2-a-am | “I will take the ṣuḫaru-vessel, |
| 2 | i-na li-bu sza a-la-qi2-a-am | in the eponymy of I will take |
| 3 | u2-ta-ra-kum# | he shall return to you |
| 4 | [x]-qa2-at um-ma at-ta#-[ma] | ..., thus you: |
| 5 | _sze_ u2-ul el#-[qe2] | he shall not take the barley. |
| 6 | sze-a-am 1(asz) _gur#_ sza i-[x ...] | barley, 1 kor of ... |
| 7 | mu-hu-ur#-[ma] | received, and |
| 8 | a-na ku-ru#-[ma]-at#-[x] | to Kurumat-x |
| 9 | bi-ti-ia# [szu]-ku-un-[ma] | place in my house and |
| 10 | sze-a-am 1(asz) _gur#_ a-na# ze-ri#-im | barley, 1 kor for the grain |
| 11 | i-di-szum | he gave him. |
Sources & licences
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