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YOS 02, 142 (P305811)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 142 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305811 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04574 |
| 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 be-el-szu-nu | to their owner |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _{d}utu_-ha-zi-ir-ma | Thus (says) Šamaš-hazir: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u3-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | isz-tu i-na-an-na _u4-5(disz)-kam_ | From now on, the 4th day |
| 6 | mah-ri-ka a-na-ku | before you, I |
| 7 | _5(asz) gur zi3-da_ re-szi | 5 gur of flour for the head; |
| 8 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | u3 a-na bi-tim | and to the household |
| 10 | la te-e-gi | do not return! |
| 11 | s,u2-ha-ra-tim | ṣuharātum |
| 12 | ka#-li-szi-na | all of them |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-ma | ... and |
| 2 | [li-t,e4]-na | may he restore. |
Sources & licences
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