YOS 02, 009 (P307159)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P307159 |
| Museum no. | YBC 06123 |
| 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) Šamaš-māgir: |
| obverse 4 | "May Šamaš, on behalf of me," |
| obverse 5 | "for 3600 years keep you alive!" |
| obverse 6 | "My daughter to a husband" |
| obverse 7 | "I will give, but" |
| obverse 8 | "anything I can give (as a dowry)" |
| obverse 9 | "I do not have." |
| obverse 10 | "Now, to you" |
| obverse 11 | "Šamaš-ḫāzir," |
| obverse 12 | "Sin-mālik" |
| obverse 13 | "and Bītum-rabi" |
| reverse 1 | "together with Puzur-Ištar(?)," |
| reverse 2 | "I have dispatched to you." |
| reverse 3 | "Them, on the day" |
| reverse 4 | "their faces" |
| reverse 5 | "you see, the silver which is available," |
| reverse 6 | "take (it)! And" |
| reverse 7 | "two slaves, (and)" |
| reverse 8 | "three slave girls" |
| reverse 9 | "buy for me, and send to me!" |
| reverse 10 | "Please!" |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _{d}suen_-i-ri-ba-am | |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | |
| 3 | um-ma _{d}utu_-ma-gir-ma# | |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ asz-szu-mi-ia | |
| 5 | _mu 1(szar2)-kam_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | |
| 6 | ma-ar-ti a-na mu-ti-im | |
| 7 | a-na-di-im-ma | |
| 8 | mi-im-ma sza a-na-di-nu#-u2 | |
| 9 | u2-la i-szu | |
| 10 | a-nu-um-ma a-na# s,e#-ri-ka | |
| 11 | _{disz}{d}utu_-ha-zi-ir | |
| 12 | _{disz}{d}suen_-ma-lik | |
| 13 | u3 e2-ra-bi!(RA) | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-du-um# x x x | |
| 2 | at,-t,a-ar#-da#-ku | |
| 3 | szu-nu-ti i#-[na] u2-mi-im | |
| 4 | sza pa-ni-szu-nu-u2 | |
| 5 | ta-ma-ru _ku3!(U2)-babbar_ sza qa2-ti | |
| 6 | le-qe3-e-ma | |
| 7 | 2(disz) _sag-ir3_ | |
| 8 | 3(disz) _sag-geme2_ | |
| 9 | sza-ma-am-ma szu-bi-la-am | |
| 10 | ap-pu-tum | |
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
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