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UET 5, 0056 (P414960)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414960 |
| Museum no. | UM 52-30-071 |
| 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)
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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}x]-i-qi2-sza-am | to ...-iqišam |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma# u2-ba-a-a-tum-ma | Thus Ubayatum: |
| 4 | {d}utu asz-szum-mi-ia | Šamaš because of me |
| 5 | _mu 1(szar2)-kam_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | for a hundred years may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | asz-szum _lal2 x kak sze-gesz-i3_ | Concerning the honey ... of sesame, |
| 7 | [sza] _e2_ {d}nanna | of the temple of Nanna |
| 8 | [{disz}]lu2-{d}nin-urta | Lu-Ninurta |
| 9 | [{disz}]ip-qu2-er3-ra | Ipqu-Erra |
| 10 | [u3] _sza3#-tam-e#-ne#_ iz-[zi-zu-u2-ma] | and the šatameans stood, and |
| 11 | ni-ik-ka-si#-[ni] | we shall tie. |
| 12 | i-pu-szu-u2-ma i-na li-bi | they built, and in the city |
| 13 | ni-ik-ka-as2#?-si2#-ni# | we shall tie. |
| 14 | sza i-pu-szu-u2 | who built |
| 15 | _2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze-gesz-i3 gur_ | 22 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 sesame, |
| 16 | e-li-i-ni ir-ta-szu-u2 | went up against us, |
| 17 | a-nu-um-ma# a-hi-ia | Now, my brother |
| 18 | a-na s,e-ri-[ka] | to you |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | at,-t,a-[ar-da-am-ma] | I have sent to you, and |
| 2 | _3(u) sze-gesz-i3 gur_ [id-na-asz-szum-ma] | 30 gur of sesame he gave to him and |
| 3 | li-ib-[lam] | may he bring |
| 4 | ap-pu-[tum] | Apputum |
Sources & licences
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