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YOS 02, 014 (P308011)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P308011 |
| Museum no. | YBC 07012 |
| 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 na-[bi-_{d}utu_] | to Nabi-šamaš |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _{d}lal3_-na-s,i#-ir#-ma# | Thus (says) Lalnaṣir: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2#-[ka] | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | a-na bi-tim la te-e-gi | Do not return to the house! |
| 6 | u3 a-na _zi3-da_ szu#-t,e4-nim | and to the flour of Šutenim |
| 7 | ni-di a-hi-im la ta-ra-asz-szi | Do not abandon the companions! |
| 8 | pa-t,a-ri qe2-ru#-ub | Open the door! |
| 9 | i-na a-la-ki-ia | on my way |
| 10 | s,i2-bu-ut _zid2-da_ | ṣībût of flour |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | a-ra-asz-szi | I will give to her. |
| 2 | _zi3#-da_ szu-ub-szi-ma | put flour on her, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma la szu-uz-zu-qi2-ia | like one who does not wish for me |
| 2 | e-pu-usz-ma | he did, and |
| 3 | _{gi}pisan_ ka-ni-ki sza _nig2-ka9_-ka | a basket of kanīku-beer of your account |
| 4 | u3 _{gi}pisan#_ [ka-ni]-ki | and the bow of your seal |
| 5 | sza _{d}utu#_ [... x]-nim-ma | of Šamaš |
| 6 | ID-[x ...] | The river ... |
| 7 | u2-[x ...] | ... ... |
| 8 | i-[x ...] | ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 sza _{gi}pisan-hi-a_ sza-ak-na | and that of a basket are placed |
| 2 | t,e4-em-ka szu-up-ra-am-ma | Send me your report! |
| 3 | la a-na-az-zi-iq | I shall not be negligent. |
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