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AJSL 32, p. 275-6, 290, no 14 (P333359)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Adab · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | AJSL 32, p. 275-6, 290, no 14 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333359 |
| Museum no. | OIM A00577 |
| 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' | [x x x] ru [x x x] | ... ... |
| 2' | [x x x]-a-am u2-la i-[szu] | ... he does not have |
| 3' | szum-ma i-na ki#-it-tim | If in the truth |
| 4' | a-hi at-ta | you, my brother |
| 5' | ku-nu-uk-ki!(KU) an-ni-a-am | This seal |
| 6' | i-na a-ma-ri-i-ka | At your appearance |
| 7' | sza asz-pu-ra-kum | that I wrote to you |
| 8' | _{disz}{d}utu_-na-s,ir | Shamash-nāṣir |
| 9' | u2-la na-ka-ar | he shall not be convicted. |
| 10' | ha-ta-ni ku-nu-uk-kam | It is sealed. |
| 11' | li-zi-ba-kum-ma | may he stand you, and |
| 12' | [x-x-x]-UD? | ...-UD? |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _{disz}{d}iszkur_-na#-[s,ir x-x-x] | Adad-nashir |
| 2' | a-nu-u2-ma al-[x]-ak#-kum# | Herewith I have ... you |
| 3' | i-na# na-ap-ha-ar s,u2-ha-re-e | in the napḫar of the ṣuhar |
| 4' | ki#-a-am# ta-aq-bi-a-am | thus you spoke to me |
| 5' | um#-ma at-ta-a-ma | Thus you: |
| 6' | i-ta#-a-ar a-wa-ta-am | he has heard the word |
| 7' | u2-ra-ru-ni-im-ma | he smote me, and |
| 8' | [x] _gur_ sze-a-am a-na-di-ik-kum | I will give you x kur of barley. |
| 9' | [asz]-szum# ma-ri szi-ip-ri-im | Because of the time of work |
| 10' | [asz-pu]-ra-kum-ma | I sent to you, and |
| 11' | [um-ma] at-ta-a-ma | Thus you: |
| 12' | [x-x-x]-UG?-ta-ri-sza | ... her |
| 13' | [...]-an#-ni | ... me |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-x-ta-szu-nu-szu-lu-um-[...] | ... their ... |
| 2 | [...]-x lu#-li-kam-ma# [...] | ... let me come and ... |
Sources & licences
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