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UET 5, 0037 (P414941)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414941 |
| Museum no. | IM 057208 |
| 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 zi-ki-ir-i3-[li2-szu] | to Zikir-ilišu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma um-ma si-sa2-kalam-ma-na-ma | Speak, thus Sisa-kalama: |
| 4 | a-na bi-tim | to the household |
| 5 | e-pe-szi-im qa2-ti asz-ta-ka-an | I have placed a hand on the work to be done. |
| 6 | _szitim-mesz_ [x x x] x-ia | builders of my ... |
| 7 | ma-li# [x x x] x i-ba-ag [x] | ... there is ... |
| 8 | {disz}{d}suen-ga-[mil] | Sîn-gamil |
| 9 | _e2_ {d}nin-hur#-[sag] | the temple of Ninhursag |
| 10 | i-pu-[usz ...] | he built ... |
| 11 | asz-szum x x x [...] | Concerning |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}dingir-szu-mu-[...] | Ilu-šumu- |
| 2 | u2-la i-di-na-[am] | he did not give |
| 3 | szum-ma i-na ki#-[it-tim] | If in the true |
| 4 | a-hi at-[ta] | you, my brother, |
| 5 | {disz}ki-isz-sza-[...] | Kiša- |
| 6 | u3 _2(disz) szitim-mesz_ | and 2 builders |
| 7 | it-ti-szu t,u3-ur-da-a-am-ma | “Write to me with him, so that |
| 8 | la-ma sza-ma-a-tim | before the heavens |
| 9 | a-na ku-szi-ri-im te-e-er | Return to the kuširum. |
| 10 | ki-i-ma la t,a-pa-li-im | like one who is not good |
| 11 | e-pu-usz | I built. |
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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