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UET 5, 0025 (P414929)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0025 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414929 |
| Museum no. | IM 057196 |
| 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 ip-qu2-sza | to Ipquša |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}szul-gi-a2-mah-ma | thus Šulgi-amaḫ: |
| 4 | mi-nu-um a-nu-u2-um | What else |
| 5 | sza i-na a-li-im | that in the city |
| 6 | na#-ak-ri-im | enemy |
| 7 | ri-ig-ma-am ta-asz-ku-nu-ma | you have placed a curse, and |
| 8 | _1/2(disz) ma-na 9(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar#_ | 1/2 mina 9 2/3 shekels silver |
| 9 | i-na _iti gu4-si-su_ | in the month of Addaru |
| 10 | u2-la a-di#-ku-u2-um | I did not wait for |
| 11 | u3 _1(asz) gu2 [n] ma#-na siki us2_ | and 1 talent n minas of wool, length |
| 12 | [isz]-tu# _iti bara2-za3-gar_ | From the month of Nisannu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [na-da-nam le]-ma#-a-ti | a gift of evil |
| 2 | [...] ud | ... day |
| 3 | i#-na# [...]-tim | in ... |
| 4 | ni [...] x x | ... fear ... |
| 5 | isz-tu _iti sig4-a_ | From the month of Simanu |
| 6 | u2-la le-ma-a-ti | not evil, |
| 7 | _1(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 18 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 8 | a-na pa-ni _1(disz) ma-na_ | for 1 mina |
| 9 | sza a-hu-wa-qar _dumu_ da-da-mu | of Ahu-waqar son of Dadamu |
| 10 | asz-pu-uk | I placed. |
| 11 | _8(asz) sze gur ku3-bi 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze_ | 8 gur of barley, its silver: 8 2/3 shekels 15 grains |
| 12 | le-ma-a-ti | evil |
| 13 | [n] _gu2 siki us2_ a-na szu-mi-ka asz-ku-un | n talents of wool, length, I deposited to your name. |
| 14 | szu-up-ra-am-ma | send me, and |
| 15 | zi-it-ta-ka x li-il-qu2-ni-ku-um# | May your life take you away. |
| left | ||
| 1 | szum-ma la ha-[asz-ha]-ti | If he does not have a wife |
| 2 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ lu#-di#-in | for silver I shall give. |
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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