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YOS 02, 033 (P305806)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305806 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04569 |
| 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 x x x]-na#-na-a-a | to ...nanāyu |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um]-ma da-pi-nu-um-ma | Thus Apinum: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-it,#-ki | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | [{disz}]u2-s,i2-bi-tum _sipa_ as,-ba-at-ma | Uṣibitum, the shepherd, seized, and |
| 6 | um#-ma szu-ma _{disz}{d}suen_-mu-ba-al-li-it, _dam-gar3_ | Thus says Sin-muballiṭ, merchant |
| 7 | 1(disz) _sila3 i3-nun_ i-na qa2-ti-ia | 1 qû of butter oil in my hand |
| 8 | le-qu2 u3 i-na qa2-ti# [x-x] | take, and in the hand ... |
| 9 | {disz}i-din-_e2-mah 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ le-qu2 | Iddin-Emah took 2 1/2 shekels of silver. |
| 10 | szu-u2-ra-DI? {disz}s,i-li2-_{d}utu_ | Šūra-šallim(?) |
| 11 | ir#-te#-ed-di-ma il-ti-qi2 | he has constantly sought, and has taken |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ia-ti er?!*-ha-tu-szu | (and) for me, his sins |
| 2 | i-ka-la-ni-in-ni!(NIM) | he will hold me. |
| 3 | {disz}li-pi-it-e2-a | Lipit-Ea, |
| 4 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szum-ma szu-usz-qu2-lum# | 2 1/2 shekels of silver for Shushqulum |
| 5 | szu-usz-qi2-li | Šū-ušali, |
| 6 | szum-ma um-ma szu-ma u2-ul a-sza-qa2-al | If he says thus, I will not ask |
| 7 | ri-SU?-a-u2-sza-ti | Ri-SU-a-ušati |
| 8 | szu-ri-im-ma an-nu u2 _gu4-hi-a_ | this ox or bull |
| 9 | ma-ah-ri-ia iz-za-az | stood before me. |
| 10 | t,u2-ur-di-im-ma lu!(KU)-ka-al-li-im | May I be able to hold you back! |
| 11 | ni-ha-tu an-ni-<a>-tum | This niḫatu-disease |
| 12 | li-in-na-as-ha | may he tear out. |
| 13 | a-we-lum be-el a-ma-at [x] ma-[x ...] | Awe, lord of the word ... ... |
| 14 | [x-x]-PI?#-[x ...] | ...-... |
| 15 | mi-hi-ir [...] | “Adjoining .… |
| 16 | i-ma-[x ...] | ... ... |
Sources & licences
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