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UET 5, 0013 (P414917)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414917 |
| Museum no. | IM 057185 |
| 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 dingir-szu-i-bi-szu | to Ilu-šu-ibbī[szu] |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma gi-ia-ma | Thus (says) Giya: |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma ku-nu-uk-ka-am | Now, seal it! |
| 5 | asz-szum-mi-i-ka | because of you |
| 6 | a-na {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | to Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 7 | {disz}ip-qu2-sza | Ipquša |
| 8 | usz-ta-bi-la-am | he sent to me. |
| 9 | at-ta u3 szu-u2 | You and he |
| 10 | i-na _kisal e2-mah_ | in the courtyard of the Emah |
| 11 | sza-ak-na-tu-nu-u2 | are placed. |
| 12 | a-wa-tu-um u2-la dam!-qa2-at! | the word is not good |
| 13 | {disz}ur-{d}nanna | Ur-Nanna |
| 14 | a-wi-lu-um sza i-na ma-ah-ri-szu-u2 | A man who before him |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-za-az-zu | you stand. |
| 2 | li-ib-ba#-am# | the heart |
| 3 | le-mu-un | evil |
| 4 | a-na ra-ma-ni-i-ka | to your own |
| 5 | na-s,a!-ri-im la te-gi4 | guardian of the insubmissive, |
| 6 | t,e-ma-am u3 ka-as2-pa-am | a report and a payment |
| 7 | ub-lu-ni-im | brought |
| 8 | sza-al-ma-ku-u2 | are pure, |
| 9 | szu-lu-um bi-ti-im | šulum (means) house. |
| 10 | szu-up-ra-am | send! |
| 11 | a-di a-la-ka-am | as far as the city |
| 12 | eq-la-am a-ta-ma-ar | I have seen. |
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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