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UET 5, 0039 (P414943)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414943 |
| Museum no. | IM 057210 |
| 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}suen-pu-ut,-ra#-[am] | to Sîn-puṭram |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-a-bu-szu-[ma] | thus Sîn-abūšu: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-[li-it,-ka] | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | isz-tu u4-mi-im | from the day |
| 6 | sza _sze-gesz-i3_ a-na adab{ki} | of sesame to Adab |
| 7 | ub-lu-u2 ARAD-i3-li2-szu | brought, Warad-ilišu |
| 8 | is,-ba-ta-an-ni-ma | seized me, and |
| 9 | a-bu-la-tim usz-te-di-a-ni | (Sum) He made the flood pass by (Akk) The flood passed by |
| 10 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 11 | _5(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ ad-di-ku-nu-szi#-im-ma | 5 minas of silver I gave to you, and |
| 12 | ba-am-ta-am u2-la tu-te-ra-ni-<im> | “You will not return it to me! |
| 13 | u3 a-na ni-ka-si2-ku-nu | and to your troops |
| 14 | e-pe-szi-im asz-ta-na-pa-ra-am-ma | I constantly send to you, and |
| 15 | di-ha-ti u2-la ta-sza-a-la | You will not raise a claim against the dīḫatu-demon. |
| 16 | _sze-gesz-i3_-ia ih-mu-um-ma | my sesame he gathered, and |
| 17 | a-na bi-ti-i-szu usz-te-ri-ib | he entered his house. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi-eh-ri-ka le-qi2-a-am | Take your rival! |
| 2 | ku-usz-da-an-ni | he seized me. |
| 3 | a-wi-lum _ku3-babbar_ ma-li il-qu2-u2 | a man silver in full took |
| 4 | it-ta-ki-ir | he has cut off |
| 5 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 6 | isz-tu _mu 5(disz)-kam_ pa-ni-szu-u2-nu | from the 5th year before them |
| 7 | u2-la a-mu-ur | I did not see. |
| 8 | ar-hi-isz pa-ni-ka lu-mu-ur | Let me quickly see your face. |
Sources & licences
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