YOS 02, 004 (P306545)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P306545 |
| Museum no. | YBC 05474 |
| 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
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To Sin-erībam |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | Thus (says) Sin-māgir: |
| obverse 4 | "Good behaviour this (is)," |
| obverse 5 | "that I write to you again and again, and" |
| obverse 6 | "you pay no attention to me." |
| obverse 7 | "Now! Šamaš-kīnam-ide," |
| obverse 8 | "I have sent to you." |
| obverse 9 | "Open my storehouse." |
| obverse 10 | "36 tongues of seeder ploughs," |
| obverse 11 | 48 tongues of harbum ploughs," |
| obverse 12 | "66 tongues of harrows," |
| obverse 13 | "give him, and let him bring here." |
| obverse 14 | "Please." |
| obverse 15 | "You shall not say to me," |
| reverse 1 | "You did not write me." |
| reverse 2 | "Something else." |
| reverse 3 | "To the house of Ṭāb-Kiš" |
| reverse 4 | "go!" |
| reverse 5 | "Two wagons," |
| reverse 6 | "58 ... wagons" |
| reverse 7 | "let him give to you, and" |
| reverse 8 | "on a boat going downstream" |
| reverse 9 | "load them! And" |
| reverse 10 | "let them bring them here to me." |
| reverse 11 | "And Rīm-Adad," |
| reverse 12 | "let him come here." |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _{d}suen_-e-ri-ba-am | |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | |
| 3 | um-ma _{d}suen_-ma-gir-ma | |
| 4 | da-mi-iq e-pe2-szum an-nu-um | |
| 5 | sza asz-ta-na-pa-ra-kum-ma | |
| 6 | di-a-ti la ta-sza-al-lu | |
| 7 | a-nu-um-ma _{d}utu_-ki-nam-i-de | |
| 8 | a-na s,e-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam | |
| 9 | bi-it!(ISZ) ku-nu-ki-ia pi2-te-ma | |
| 10 | 3(u) 6(disz) _{gesz}ka-apin-hi-a_ | |
| 11 | 4(u) 8(disz) _{gesz}ka-apin-tug2-gur10-hi-a_ | |
| 12 | 1(disz) 6(disz) _{gesz}ka-gan2-ur3-hi-a_ | |
| 13 | id-na-szum-ma li-ib-lam | |
| 14 | ap-pu-tum | |
| 15 | u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la# ta-qa2-ab#-bi | |
| 2 | u3 sza-ni-tam | |
| 3 | a-na bi-it _du10_-ab-_kisz{ki}_ | |
| 4 | a-li-ik-ma | |
| 5 | 2(disz) _{gesz}mar-gid2-da-hi-a_ | |
| 6 | 5(u) 8(disz) _{gesz}ka-kul-mar-gid2-da-hi-a_ | |
| 7 | li-id-di-na-kum-ma | |
| 8 | i-na _{gesz}ma2_ mu-qe2-el-pi2-tim | |
| 9 | szu-ur-ki-ba-am-ma | |
| 10 | li-ib-lu-nim | |
| 11 | u3 ri-im-_{d}iszkur_ | |
| 12 | li-il-li-kam | |
Sources & licences
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