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AJSL 32, p. 273-4, 284, no. 8 (P333353)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Adab · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | AJSL 32, p. 273-4, 284, no. 8 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333353 |
| Museum no. | OIM A00571 |
| 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)
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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 a-hu-um | to a brother |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ma-ri-er-s,e-tim#-ma | Mari-erṣetim speaks thus: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ li-ba-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | na-pi2-isz-tum | life |
| 6 | 2(disz) ta-KI?-tim | 2 (mana wool for) Ta-KI-tim |
| 7 | e-es3-ha-ma | he shall remove, and |
| 8 | re-di-a-am | the shepherd |
| 9 | sza# ta-ra-di-a-am | of Taradiam |
| 10 | hu#-mu-sa sze-a-am | the barley rations |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na Adab{ki} | in Adab |
| 2 | li-ir-pi-su-u2-ma | they shall cut off, and |
| 3 | li-el-qu2 | they shall take. |
| 4 | ap-pu-tum | Apputum, |
Sources & licences
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