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UET 5, 0042 (P414946)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414946 |
| Museum no. | IM 057213 |
| 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-a-bu-[szu] | to Sîn-abūšu |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma {d}suen-bad3?-ma | thus Sîn-bad: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | ki-ma bi-ti | like a house |
| 6 | e-pu-szu | he built. |
| 7 | u3 ma-ar-ti | and the land |
| 8 | a-na mu-ti-im | to the husband |
| 9 | a-na-di-nu | I will give. |
| 10 | at-ta u2-la ti#-de# | You do not know. |
| 11 | a-nu-um-[ma] | Now then |
| 12 | {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-[ba-am] | Sîn-eribam |
| 13 | u3 {d}suen-ga-mil# | and Sîn-gamil |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-du-um [...] | together with |
| 2 | a-na s,e-[ri-ka] | to you |
| 3 | at,-t,ar-da-[asz-szu-nu-ti] | I sent to them. |
| 4 | mu-hu-ur-szu#-[nu-ti-ma] | I received them, and |
| 5 | sza _5(disz) ku3-babbar_ [...] | of 5 silver ... |
| 6 | u3 sza _5(disz) ku3-babbar_ [...] x | and of 5 (shekels of) silver |
| 7 | u3 sza _5(disz) ku3-babbar_ [...] x | and of 5 (shekels of) silver |
| 8 | sza-ma-asz-szu#-[nu-szi]-im-ma | to them, and |
| 9 | li-sza-qu-ni-im# | may they raise up. |
| 10 | ap-pu-tum | Apputum, |
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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