YOS 02, 025 (P306534)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 025 |
|---|---|
| ID | P306534 |
| Museum no. | YBC 05463 |
| 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 |
English translation
Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To Muḫaddûm |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | Thus (says) the judges of Babylon: |
| obverse 4 | "May Šamaš and Marduk keep you in good health." |
| obverse 5 | "Concerning the lawsuit of Ilšu-ibbišu, son of Warad-Sin," |
| obverse 6 | "and Mattātum," |
| obverse 7 | "we have seen their case, and" |
| obverse 8 | "a lawsuit according to the regulations of our lord" |
| obverse 9 | "we have initiated against them, and" |
| obverse 10 | "all of the dowry," |
| obverse 11 | "which Mattātum" |
| obverse 12 | "to his daughter had given, and" |
| obverse 13 | "to the house of Ilšu-ibbišu," |
| obverse 14 | "had had brought in," |
| reverse 1 | "to Mattātum," |
| reverse 2 | "to return it, we had ordered." |
| reverse 3 | "A soldier with her we have sent." |
| reverse 4 | "All of the valuables which now are to be seen," |
| reverse 5 | "to Mattātum" |
| reverse 6 | "let them give." |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na mu-ha-ad-du-um | |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | |
| 3 | um-ma _di-ku5-mesz babila2{ki}_-ma | |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ku-nu-ti | |
| 5 | asz-szum di-nim sza _{disz}dingir_-szu-i-bi-<szu> _dumu ir3-{d}suen_ | |
| 6 | u3 {disz}ma-at-ta-tum | |
| 7 | a-wa-ti-szu-nu ni-mu-ur-ma | |
| 8 | di-nam ki-ma s,i-im-da-at be-li-ni | |
| 9 | nu-sza-hi-iz-zu-nu-ti-ma | |
| 10 | mi-im-ma nu-du-un-na-a-am | |
| 11 | sza {disz}ma-at-ta-tum | |
| 12 | a-na ma-ar-ti-sza id-di-nu-ma | |
| 13 | [a]-na# _e2 dingir_-szu-i-bi-szu | |
| 14 | u2-sze#-ri-bu# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ma-at-ta-tum | |
| 2 | tu-ur-ra-am ni-iq-bi | |
| 3 | _aga-us2#_ it#-ti-sza ni-it,-t,ar-dam | |
| 4 | mi-im#-ma ba-al-t,a-am sza i-na-an-na in-na-at,-t,a-lu | |
| 5 | a-na ma-at-ta-tum | |
| 6 | li-id-di-nu | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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