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YOS 02, 039 (P306658)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P306658 |
| Museum no. | YBC 05591 |
| 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-bu-um-wa-qar | to Abum-waqar |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _{d}nirah_-qar-ra-ad-ma | thus Nirah-qarrad: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}ne3-eri11-gal_ asz-szum-ia ma-di-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Nergal for me as much as the day |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u3-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | i-na _bad3-tibira{ki}_ ni-in-na-me-er-ma | in Dūr-Tibira we swore, and |
| 7 | 1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ e-ri-isz-ka-ma | 1 talent of copper for you |
| 8 | um-ma at-ta-a-ma | Thus you: |
| 9 | {disz}ma-an-nu-ki-ma-_{d}utu_ u2-sza-ba-la-kum | Mannu-kī-Šamaš shall carry you off. |
| 10 | {disz}ma-an-nu-ki-ma-_{d}utu_ u2-la tu-sza-bi-lam | Mannu-kī-Šamaš did not send me. |
| 11 | u3 {disz}e2-a-tu-ra-am | and Ea-turam |
| 12 | [asz]-pu-ra-kum-ma um-ma at-ta-a-ma | I wrote to you thus: |
| 13 | ka#-al-ba-am!(BI) na-ah-dam u2-sza-ba-la-kum | (Sum) The kalbam priestess, the nahdam priestesses(?) will carry you off (Akk) The alba-priestess brings you off |
| 14 | u2-la tu-sza-bi-lam | do not send me! |
| 15 | tu#-sza-a-ma _uruda_ sza tu-sza-ba-lam | You bring the copper that you brought. |
| 16 | [a]-na# a-ka-li-ia | to eat |
| 17 | [x] x-ma _{uruda}tun3-sal_ u3 _{uruda}mar_ | ... a copper kettle and a balsam |
| 18 | [a]-na# ma-na-ha-ti ni-sza-ka-nu-ma | we will place in the granary, and |
| 19 | [_sze_]-a-am nu-szi-el-li-a-am-ma | we will bring the barley down, and |
| 20 | mi#-im-ma sza e-li-ni ti-szu-u2 | All that is above you |
| 21 | ni#-ip-pa-lu-ka | We will look after you. |
| 22 | [x] x x la# tu-sza-bi-lam-ma | ... you did not send me, and |
| 23 | [...] an-nu-um-ma | ... this |
| 24 | [...] _gu2 uruda_ sza aq-bu-kum | ... of copper that I spoke to you |
| 25 | [x x] x szu-bi-lam | Send ...! |
| 26 | asz#-szum {disz}ma-an-nu-ki-ma-_{d}utu_ | Concerning Mannu-kī-Šamaš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] x | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...]-ba-lam | ...-balam |
| 5 | [...]-BU#?-um | ...-BU-um |
| 6 | [...] ti#-du-u2 | ... you know |
| 7 | [...]-nam | ...-nam |
| 8 | [...]-ab#-ba-lam | ... he will ... for me |
| 9 | [...]-sza#-ab-ba-lam | ... is to be smashed |
| 10 | [...]-x-ka-al | ... ... |
| 11 | [...]-x-ma lu-mu-ur | ... let me see |
Sources & licences
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