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UET 5, 0038 (P414942)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414942 |
| Museum no. | IM 057209 |
| 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 {d}en-lil2-sze-mi | to Enlil-šeme |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-a-bi-ma | thus Sîn-abi: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum ri-ba-at _sze-gesz-i3_ | because of the yield of sesame |
| 6 | sza _e2_ {d}nanna | of the temple of Nanna |
| 7 | {disz}lu2-{d}nin-urta | Lu-Ninurta |
| 8 | {disz}ip-[qu2]-er3-ra | Ipqu-Erra |
| 9 | {disz}i-di2#-ia-tum | Idiyatum |
| 10 | {disz}a-wi-ia-tum | Awiatum |
| 11 | u3 _sza3-tam-e-ne_ | and the interior |
| 12 | i-zi-zu-u2-ma | stood, and |
| 13 | ni-ik-ka-si2#-ni i-pu-szu-ma | he performed the nikkasinnu-offerings and |
| 14 | i-na li-ib-bi ni-ik-ka-si2-ni | in the heart of our supplication |
| 15 | sza i-pu-szu | that he built |
| 16 | _2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) sze-gesz-i3 gur_ | 22 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 sesame, |
| 17 | e-li-ni ir-ta-szu-u2 | they have sinned against me |
| 18 | a-nu-um-ma | Herewith |
| 19 | {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba#-[am] | Sîn-eribam |
| 20 | a-na s,e-ri-ka# | to you |
| 21 | at,-t,ar-[da-am] | I have sent. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) sze-[gesz-i3 gur_] | 22 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 sesame, |
| 2 | id-na-asz-szum-[ma] | gave to him, and |
| 3 | li-ib-lam | may he bring. |
| 4 | ap-pu-tum | Apputum, |
Sources & licences
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