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YOS 02, 002 (P306529)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P306529 |
| Museum no. | YBC 05458 |
| 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-hu-um-wa-qar u3 a-pil-_{d}utu_ | to Aḫum-waqar and Apil-šamaš |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma um-ma _ir3-{d}utu_-ma | thus Ir-Šamaš: |
| 3 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ku-nu-ti | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma s,u2-ha-ri sza ip-qu2-sza | Now, the ṣuḫaru that he took |
| 5 | asz-tap-ra-ak-kum | I sent to you. |
| 6 | {disz}li-tu-ur-_{d}suen_ <sza> 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ku3-babbar_ | Litur-Sîn, of 1 1/3 (shekels of) silver |
| 7 | ze-ra-am tu-sza-s,i2-a-am-ma | you have caused me to be angry, and |
| 8 | sza 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | of 1 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 9 | ze-ra-am szu-bi-la-am | Send me a message! |
| 10 | am-mi-nim ha-mi-ku-nu | Why are you here? |
| 11 | sza i-ba-asz-szu-u2 la tu!(TA)-sza-ba-la-nim | That which there is, you will not send to me. |
| 12 | t,e-em-ku-nu-ma sza-pa-ru-um-ma | Send me your report! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3-li ta-sza-pa-ra-nim | you will send to me. |
| 2 | an-ni-ki-a-am ni-nu | This is what we are. |
| 3 | a-na _bad3_ sza _bad3-{d}suen_-mu-ba-li-it, | to the wall of Dur-Sin-muballiṭ |
| 4 | du#-bu-ba-nu | Ubbubanu |
| 5 | a-na tu-up-szi-ik-ki 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for the tupšikku 2 shekels of silver |
| 6 | usz-ta-ad-di-nu-ni-a-ti | they gave to me. |
| 7 | i-na pa-ni-tim asz-pu-ra-ak-ku-nu-szi-im-ma | I had previously sent to you, and |
| 8 | a-na ZI-i u3 ha-ri | to ZÎ and Ḫari |
| 9 | ka-lu-ku-nu i-ta-AH-du-ru-um-ma | all of you have sinned and |
| 10 | ta-at-ta-na-AH-da-ra | Tattanaḫadara |
| 11 | i-na-an-na ZI-i u3 ha-ri | Now, I and Hari |
| 12 | szu-bi-la-nim | send to me! |
Sources & licences
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