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AJSL 32, p. 270 no 2 + p. 277 (P333348)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Adab · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | AJSL 32, p. 270 no 2 + p. 277 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333348 |
| Museum no. | OIM A00565 + OIM A01168 + OIM A01215 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Adab (mod. Bismaya) |
| Coordinates | 31.9509, 45.6233 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 el-me-e-szum | to Elmešum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _{d}suen-uru4_-ma | thus Sîn-nāṣir: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | ki-ma i-na 5(asz) _sze-gur_ | like from 5 gur of barley |
| 6 | sza ta-na-ad-di-nam | that you gave me |
| 7 | 1(gesz2) _sze-gur_ ta-ga-am-mi-la-an-ni | 60 gur of barley for Tagam-ilanni |
| 8 | at#-ta u2-la ti-i-de | You do not know. |
| 9 | szum#-ma# i-na ki-tim | If in the land |
| 10 | a-hi# at-ta | you, my brother |
| 11 | sze-a-am sza ta-aq-bu-u2 | the barley that you said |
| 12 | ar-hi-isz i-di-in-ma | quickly gave, and |
| 13 | _a-sza3_-um la in-na-ad-di | the field shall not be sold. |
| 14 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ sza {disz}s,i2-id-qum | and the silver of Ṣidqum |
| 15 | asz-pu-ra-am | I sent. |
| 16 | szu-di-na-am-ma | give me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| envelope | ||
| 1 | a-na el#-me-szum | to Elmešum |
| seal | ||
| 1 | [_{d}]suen-uru4#_ | Sîn-nuru |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-bi-e-sa-AD? | son of Abi-esa-abi(?) |
| 3 | _ir3# an-an-mar-tu_ | the An-an-martu river |
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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