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UET 5, 0034 (P414938)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414938 |
| Museum no. | IM 057205 |
| 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 im-lik-[{d}x] | to Imlik- |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma nu-t,u3-ub-tum-ma | Thus Nuṭubtum: |
| 4 | {d}utu asz-szum-ia li-ba-al-li-it,!-<ka> | May Šamaš keep you alive because of me |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_-am _1(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(asz) sze_ | the silver: 1 shekel 15 grains |
| 6 | {disz}{d}utu-i-te#-e | Šamaš-itê |
| 7 | ub!-la-am-ma | brought, and |
| 8 | _1/2(disz) gin2_ a-na _siki-ud5_ | 1/2 shekel for a goat |
| 9 | a-di-im-ma ul-lu-um | until the end |
| 10 | mu-su-ku-u2 | who smote |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1/2(disz) gin2 5(asz) sze ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 shekel 5 grains of silver |
| 2 | {disz}im-gur-{d}utu | Imgur-šamaš |
| 3 | ub-la-am-ma _1(u) sze_ | brought, and 10 grains |
| 4 | mu-su-ku-u2 | who smote |
| 5 | usz-te-mi-id-ma | I had come to an end, and |
| 6 | sza _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ szi-pa-ti | of 1 shekel of silver, the šiputu-tax |
| 7 | a-sza-am-ma | I ask, and |
| 8 | a-pu-usz-szi-na-ti | I built them. |
| 9 | _3(disz) gin2 siki_ ni-ip-sza | 3 shekels of wool from Nipsha |
| 10 | sza _3(disz) gin2 tug2_ s,u2-ba-ta | of 3 shekels, a ṣibata garment |
| 11 | e-pe-sza-ku | to do |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) [...] | silver, 1 ... |
| 13 | lu-pu#-[ul ...] | Let me do ... |
| 14 | {disz}dingir-szu-na-s,i-ir | Ilu-šunaṣir |
| 15 | e-ri-isz-ma um-ma szu-ma | Eriš, thus he: |
| 16 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 shekels of silver |
| 17 | sza-da-ku | |
Sources & licences
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