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UET 5, 0008 (P414912)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414912 |
| Museum no. | IM 057180 |
| 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)
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] a-bu-ni | to his father |
| 2 | im-li-kum | Imlikum, |
| 3 | [u3] a-na-{d}suen-wu-szu-ur qi2-bi2-ma | and to Ana-Sîn-wūšur speak |
| 4 | um-ma {disz}a-at-ta-a-ma | Thus Atta: |
| 5 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ku-nu-ti | may Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 6 | _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ {disz}a-at-ta-a _dumu_ ka-li!-i | 10 shekels of silver: Attâ, son of Kali |
| 7 | u2-sza-bi-la-ku-nu-szi-im | he sent to you. |
| 8 | 3(disz) um-mi-ni-a-tum ni-nu | 3 (mana wool for) Ummi-niatum, |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_-szu-nu e-li _ku3-babbar_-ia | their silver against my silver |
| 10 | u2-la ma-a-ad | he did not pay. |
| 11 | i-na mi-im-ma | from whatever |
| 12 | sza ta-qi2!-pa-szu-nu-ti | which you presented to them |
| 13 | ki-ma isz-te-en | like one |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ba-ni lu-s,u2-ub | let me go out, |
| 2 | szum-ma gu-sa-lu?-tum | If Gusalūtum |
| 3 | u3 wa-ar-ki-a-tim | and later |
| 4 | ki-ma isz-te-en | like one |
| 5 | u2-ba-ni la a-na-s,a-ab | I will not seize it. |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_-i lu ra-ki!-is!-ma | the silver shall be bound, and |
| 7 | a-sza-ar el-qi2-am | I will ask and take. |
| 8 | lu-te-er | let me return. |
| 9 | asz-szum nu-ku-ur2-tim ap-la-ah-ma | Because of the nukūrtu-demon I am afraid, and |
| 10 | u2-ul al!-li-kam | I did not come. |
| 11 | szum-ma um-ma at-tu-nu-ma | If you, thus: |
| 12 | qa2-ta!-tum la ma-da | the hand of no one |
| 13 | a-di 2(disz)-[szu] i nu-te-er | two times he did not return. |
| 14 | [ki]-ma isz-te-en | like one |
| 15 | [ni]-szi-ti lu-szi-ma | let me see the people, and |
| 16 | [i-na] qa2#-ti-ia | in my hand |
| 17 | [lu]-pu-ul | let me do! |
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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