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YOS 02, 137 (P308013)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 02, 137 |
|---|---|
| ID | P308013 |
| Museum no. | YBC 07014 |
| 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 be-el-szu-nu | to their owner |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _{d}utu_-ha-zi-ir-ma | Thus (says) Šamaš-hazir: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | a-na bi#-tim# la te-gi | Do not return to the house! |
| 6 | sze-um [i-na] ka#-ri-im la sza-pi2-ik | The barley in the threshing floor is not deducted. |
| 7 | di-isz-[ma] a-na bi-tim | and to the house |
| 8 | szu-ri-ib | enter! |
| 9 | asz-szum i-na mu-uh#-hi _{gesz}apin_ | Concerning the plow |
| 10 | i-zu-uz-zi-im | Izuzzim, |
| 11 | sza ta-asz-pur-am | As to what you wrote |
| 12 | i-na mu-uh-hi _{gesz}apin_ szu-a-ti | upon that plow |
| 13 | _{disz}{d}marduk_-mu-sza-lim | Marduk-mušallim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li#-iz-zi-iz | may he stand. |
| 2 | {disz}na-bi-um-wa-qar a-na# _uru{ki}_ | Nabium-waqar to the city |
| 3 | _sze_-ka# li-da-mi#-[qa2]-am# | may your barley prosper. |
| 4 | wa-ar-ka-at _sze_ <sza> s,e-e-[nim] | after the barley of the flock |
| 5 | li-ip-ru-sa3-am# | may he release. |
| 6 | t,e4-ma-am | report |
Sources & licences
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