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YOS 02, 038 (P305824)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305824 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04587 |
| 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-wi]-lim# | to a man |
| 2 | [sza] _{d}mar-tu_ il#-szu# u3 _{d}marduk#_ | of Amurru, his god, and Marduk |
| 3 | u2-ba-al-li-t,u2-[szu] | they shall remove him. |
| 4 | qi2#-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 5 | um-ma i-bi-_{d}nin-szubur#_-[ma] | Thus Ibbi-Ninšubur: |
| 6 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ da-ri-isz u4-mi# | Šamaš and Marduk forever. |
| 7 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 8 | asz-szum {disz}ib-ni-e2-a _szesz dingir_-szu-ib-ni-[(x)] | Concerning Ibni-Ea, brother of Ilu-šu-ibn[i-x] |
| 9 | _dumu_ i-din#-[x-x-x i]-na# ba#-ab# a-wi-lim | son of Iddin-..., at the disposal of the man. |
| 10 | ap-qi2-da#-ak#-ka#-asz-szu um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I have entrusted to you, thus I: |
| 11 | i-na li-ib-bu ma-tim a-na hi-bi-il-ti-szu# | in the midst of the land for his wife |
| 12 | iz-zi-iz-zu | he stood. |
| 13 | s,u2-ha-ru-u2 szu-nu u2-ul na-ka-ru | They are ṣuḫarû, they are not nakaru. |
| 14 | sza# a-ha-ti-szu sza a-wi-lim | of his brothers, of a man |
| 15 | [_dingir_]-szu#-i-bi-szu _gir3-nita2_ | Ilshu-ibbišu, the herald |
| 16 | [{disz}]-na#-bi-e2-a a-ha-szu | Nabea, his brother |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [sza] a-sza-ri-isz wa-asz-bu | who was stationed as a guard |
| 2 | u4-hi-ni-szu i-ki-in-szu-ma | his days he established for him, and |
| 3 | a-na _{d}utu_-li-wi-ir a-hi-szu | to Šamaš-liwwir his brother |
| 4 | it-ta-di-in | has given |
| 5 | t,up-pi2 {disz}ib-ni-e2-a usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | I have sent you a tablet of Ibni-Ea. |
| 6 | ma-har _di-ku5-mesz_ i-zi-iz-zu-ma | before judges stood, and |
| 7 | ki-ma sza ra-ma-ni-ka-[ma] | like that of your own |
| 8 | _zu2-lum_-szu te-er-szum#-ma# | his dates you shall return to him and |
| 9 | la ih-ha-[ba]-al | he should not be afraid |
| 10 | a-na a-wa-tim sza [asz-pur]-ak-kum# | Concerning the matter about which I wrote to you |
| 11 | tu-usz#-ta#-[x-x-x]-ni-ma | you ..., and |
| 12 | li-ib-[bi la i-ma-ar]-ra-s,a-ak-kum | the heart will not be able to soothe you. |
| 13 | [...]-ir# t,up-pi2-ia | ... my tablet |
| 14 | [...]-ZU? | ...-ZU |
Sources & licences
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