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UET 5, 0031 (P414935)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414935 |
| Museum no. | IM 057202 |
| 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-at-ta-a-ma | to Atta |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um]-ma# na-bi-{d}en-lil2-ma | thus Nabi-Enlil: |
| 4 | [at]-ta# ki-ma a-ba-a | You, like a father |
| 5 | [ta-ba]-asz-szi-a-am | you are to speak |
| 6 | [ma]-ti#-ma u2-ul asz-pu-ra-ku-um | I did not write to you. |
| 7 | [i-na] an#-ni-tim | In this case |
| 8 | [tup-pi2] asz-pu-ra-ku-um | my tablet I sent to you |
| 9 | [isz]-tu-ma al-pa-am | he removed, and |
| 10 | [{disz}...]-{d}nanna la tu-sza-ri-a-am | -Nanna, do not abandon me! |
| 11 | [al]-pa-am | |
| 12 | [u3] ku#-ru-ma-at | and the kurumat |
| 13 | [ag]-ri-i-im | of Agrum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ap]-la-am-ma | I looked, and |
| 2 | [_sze-gesz]-i3#_ ni lu-um-du-ud | my sesame may I cultivate. |
| 3 | [x] x _sze-gesz-i3_ | ... sesame; |
| 4 | x hi id-di-nam-ma | he gave me, and |
| 5 | [a]-na# pa-ni e-pi-ni-im | in the presence of the builder |
| 6 | _1(disz) gud_ ma-ti-i-ma | 1 ox every year |
| 7 | <u2-ul> asz-pu-ra-ku-um | I did not send to you. |
| 8 | al-pa-am ta-ak-lam | “Alpam, you are the enemy. |
| 9 | szu-ri-a-am | a gift |
| 10 | u3 ma-ru szi-ip-ri-ia | and the payment of my work |
| 11 | la ta-ka-la-am | do not hold back! |
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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