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YOS 02, 144 (P308012)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 144 |
|---|---|
| ID | P308012 |
| Museum no. | YBC 07013 |
| 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_ qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Nabi-šamaš, |
| 2 | um-ma _{d}lal3_-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus (says) Lalnaṣir: |
| 3 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al#-li#-t,u2#-ka# | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4' | PA UM [x x] x x x [...] | ... ... |
| 5' | i-na kar-_{d}utu_ a-na _{d}suen#_-x [...] | in Kar-Šamaš to Sîn-... |
| 6' | i-x-bu _5(disz) sila3_ szi-iq-qa2-am | 5 sila3 of šiqqam |
| 7' | u3 2(ban2) t,a-ba-tim li-il-qi2-a-am | and take 2 ban2 of sweet beer. |
| 8' | i-na _ma2-la2_ szu-ur-ki-ba-asz-szi-ma | in the boat of Šur-kibāši, and |
| 9' | a-di _zimbir{ki}_ a-na pa-ni-ia | until Sippar to my presence |
| 10' | li-il-li-kam | may he come. |
| 11' | la-a-ma el-mesz-tum | the pure land |
| 12' | it-ta-al-kam | has gone, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _szuku_ bi-tim sza _iti apin-du8-a_ | the house rent of the month of Arahsamnu |
| 2 | ta-asz-ba-ma id-NI | you have sat down, and ... |
| 3 | 3(u) _sze gur_ ma-la _al-du3_ | 30 gur of barley as much as is needed |
| 4 | u3 mi-t,e4-ni-im a-na ni-szi#-ia | and misfortune to my people |
| 5 | usz-ra#-ma bi-tam ku-un-ka# [x x] x um | I set up a house for you ... |
| 7' | x x x x x x x [...] | |
| 8' | a-di a-al-la-kam# | as far as the sea |
| 9' | si2-ik-ka-at bi-tim ku-ul-[li-ma-szu-ma] | the foundation of a house, its brickwork |
| 10' | li-ik-nu-uk | may he seal. |
| 11' | u3 i-na ki-sa-al-li i-na mu#-szi-i | and in the courtyard during the night |
| 12' | lu-u2 s,a-li-il | may it be pure. |
| 13' | a-di# a-al-la-kam | as far as the sea |
| 14' | _2(disz) sila3 zi3-sag_ sza _{disz}{d}utu_-ma#-lik# | 2 sila3 of first-class flour belonging to Šamaš-mālik |
| 15' | u3 _5(disz) sila3 kasz_ sza-a-ma | and 5 sila3 of that beer |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu-u2 [...] ZU tum | or ... ... |
| 2 | lu-u2 [...] ta?#/na?# DI x USZ mi | or ... ... |
| 3 | a-li# [...] x ZU ma li-isz-ti | Where ... ...? |
Sources & licences
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