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UET 5, 0005 (P414909)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414909 |
| Museum no. | IM 057177 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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 e2-a-na-s,i-ir# | to Eanaṣir |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-ap-pa-a-ma | Thus (says) Apapa: |
| 4 | we-ra-a-am ia-am | “I want to go,’ |
| 5 | a-na nig2-gur11-{d}nanna | to Niggur-Nanna |
| 6 | i-di-in | gave. |
| 7 | du-mu-qa2-am | well-being |
| 8 | ki-ma li-[ib]-bi-i | like a heart |
| 9 | la i-ma-ra-s,u2-u2 | they shall not come out. |
| 10 | u3 we-ra-a-am | and were |
| 11 | sza _2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of 2 minas of silver |
| 12 | {disz}{d}nanna!-illat-su2 | Nanna-illatsu |
| 13 | na-da-a-na-am | to give |
| 14 | iq-bi-a-am | spoke to me, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-nu-u2-ma [...] | Now, ... |
| 2 | a-na-ku-u2 u3 at#-[ta] | I and you |
| 3 | u2-la ni-na-me2-er#-[ma] | or not, and |
| 4 | u2-la aq-bi-kum | I did not tell you. |
| 5 | it-ti we-ri-ia | with my troops |
| 6 | sza _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ we-ra#-a-am | of 1 mina of werām silver |
| 7 | i-di-in-ma | gave, and |
| 8 | i-na ma-ah-<ri>-ka | in your presence |
| 9 | ka-as-pa-am | the money |
| 10 | lu-usz-qu2-ul | let me eat. |
| 11 | u3 _1(disz) szen{uruda}_ | and 1 copper kettle |
| 12 | sza _1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3_ me-e | of 1 ban2 5 sila3 of water |
| 13 | i-s,a-ba-tu | they will seize |
| 14 | _1(u) ma-na_ we-ra-a-am a-hi-am | 10 minas of weaver's wool, brother |
| 15 | szu-bi-lam-ma | send me, and |
| 16 | ka-as-pa-am | the money |
| 17 | lu#-usz#-qu2-[ul] | I shall make perfect. |
Sources & licences
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