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UET 5, 0012 (P414916)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414916 |
| Museum no. | IM 057184 |
| 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 an-pi4-esz18-dar | to An-pî-Ištar |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma e-ri-isz-ti-i3-li2-ma | thus Erišti-ilī: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | _1/2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 da!_ ta-am-gur-{d}ba-ba6 | 1/2 iku field, orchard next to Tamgur-Baba; |
| 6 | u3 i-za-lum _ugula nagar_ | and Izalum, foreman of the carpenter |
| 7 | sza i-bi-ia _dumu_ a-ha-nir-szi | who before me, son of Aḫanirši |
| 8 | it-ti _dumu-mesz_ i-bi-[ia] | with the sons before me |
| 9 | a-sza-am-sza a-pu-ul#-[sza] | I ask her, I answer her. |
| 10 | a-na im-lik-{d}suen# | to Imlik-Sin |
| 11 | a-na szu-ku-un-ne2-em ad#-di#-in | I gave to Šukunnem. |
| 12 | wa-ar-ka-at _{gesz}kiri6_ | after the orchard |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pu-ru-us2-ma | he swore, and |
| 2 | _zu2-lum_ mu-hu-ur-szu | dates as his replacement |
| 3 | _zu2-lum_ ma-la ta-ma-ha-ru | dates as much as you receive |
| 4 | i-ib-ri-am i-di-szum-ma | he sent to him, and |
| 5 | li-s,u2-ra-am | may he guard. |
| 6 | ap-pu-tum | Apputum, |
| 7 | asz-szum i-bi-ia | Concerning my eyes |
| 8 | _{gesz}kiri6_-tim a-he#-e | the garden of each other |
| 9 | i-szu-u2 bi-ir | he has (now) taken (it). |
| 10 | la ta-sa3-la-ah | Do not be afraid! |
Sources & licences
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