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UET 5, 0052 (P414956)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414956 |
| Museum no. | UM 52-30-067 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 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 {d}utu-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus Šamaš-nāṣir: |
| 4 | szum-ma i-na ki-tim | If in the land |
| 5 | a-hi at-ta | you, my brother |
| 6 | i-na a-li-im an-ni-im | in this city |
| 7 | ki-a-am ta-aq-ta-[na-bi] | thus you spoke to me: |
| 8 | um-ma at-ta | Thus you: |
| 9 | ma-ar szi-ip-ri-ka | before your work |
| 10 | u2-la ta-asz-pu-ra#-am#-ma# | You did not send me, and |
| 11 | mi-im-ma e-li-[ia] | everything above me |
| 12 | u2-la ti-[szu ...] | If he does not live . . |
| 13 | a-na pi-i ti-ki-il#-ti-ka | according to the wording of your letter |
| 14 | _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na i-di [e]-le-ep-pi | 5 shekels of silver for the rent of Eluppi |
| 15 | u3 ag-ri | and Agru |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | su-un-nu-qa2-a-ku# | I am frightened |
| 2 | a-wi-la-am sza at,-ru-da-ku | “Whoever I am, |
| 3 | i-sza-ri-isz a-pu-ul-szu | “At the beginning of his work, |
| 4 | ri-qa2-a-am sza-a-ti | that reed |
| 5 | la ta-t,a-ra-da-asz-szu | do not keep him away! |
| 6 | szi-i-ga isz-ku-na-am | he set up a šigû-vessel. |
| 7 | ri-qa2-a-am ia-a-ti# | a gift for me |
| 8 | i-t,a-ra-da-an#-[ni]-ma | he will keep me alive, and |
| 9 | ne2-me2-le-et# a-li-ik# i-di-ni | The wise one, the one who goes, gave me |
| 10 | an-ni-ki-a-am _ku3-babbar_-am | this silver |
| 11 | u2-sza-asz-qa2-al-ka | he shall place you. |
| 12 | ap-pu-tum | Apputum, |
| 13 | e-le-ep-pa-szu szi-ma-am | “I will make him do it, the destinies |
| 14 | u2-la tu-ma-al-li-am-ma | you did not complete, and |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_-am ma-la u2-sza-asz-qa2-la-an-ni | as much silver as he shall pay to me |
| 16 | u3 i-di ag-ri u3 e-le-pi2 | and the road to Agru and Elapi |
| 17 | _ku3-babbar_-am u2-sza-ad-da-an#-ka | he shall pay you the silver. |
| 18 | szi-ma-am ma-la ta-na-di-nu-szu | whatever you give him, |
| 19 | me-he-er ku-nu-uk-ki szu-bi-lam | Send me the reinforcement of your seal! |
Sources & licences
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