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UET 5, 0070 (P414974)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0070 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414974 |
| Museum no. | BM 131225 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 ku-uk-{d}szu#-[szi-na-ak?] | to Kuk-Šušinak |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma li#-sze-er-x-[...-ma] | Thus Lišer- |
| 4 | {d}utu asz-szum-ia | Šamaš concerning me |
| 5 | ma-di-isz u4-mi | day and night |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | may he keep you alive! |
| 7 | a-wa-tim sza a-na-ku-u2 | the words that I |
| 8 | u3 at-ta ni-ad-bu-bu | and you, we shall speak. |
| 9 | ki-ma sza a-na i3-li2 t,a2!-bu | as to what is pleasing to the god |
| 10 | aq-bi-i-ma | I said, and |
| 11 | i-na e-ka-li-im | in the storehouse |
| 12 | im-ta-ag#-ru-ni-in-ni | they have imposed upon me |
| 13 | a-na s,i#-bu#-ti-ia | for my supplication |
| 14 | x x tu-li x x_ tur gal_ | ... small ... |
| 15 | isz-ta-ak-nu-ni-im | have placed |
| 16 | pa sar ri ga-am-ru | “Lead me to the open country!’ |
| 17 | a-na _a-sza3_-ia ad di x | to my field ... |
| 18 | x x x x [x] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | asz-pu-ra-ak#-kum! | I sent to you |
| 3' | i-na ma-ah-ri i3-li2 | in the presence of the god |
| 4' | qa2-al-lu-u2-ma | are small, and |
| 5' | ga-mi-ir-ta-szu | his completeness |
| 6' | li-iq-bi-<<ku>>-kum | may he say to you |
| 7' | a-wa-tim sza asz-pu-ra-kum | the words that I wrote to you |
| 8' | sza ha-di-ma-la-szu | of Ḫadi-malāšu |
| 9' | isz-tu i-na-an-na | from now |
| 10' | a-na ha-mi-isz-tu-mi | to Hamištumu |
| 11' | pa-ni-ka lu-mi-ur | May I see your face. |
| 12' | un-ne2-du-ki i-na a-ma-ri-ka | When you see you, |
| 13' | u4-mi sza-ti la tu-ha-<ra>-am | That day, do not delay! |
| 14' | pa-ni-ka lu-mi-ur | May I see your face. |
| 15' | ap-pu-u2-tum | |
| 16' | ma-di-isz ha-ma-t,a-am | I am very glad indeed. |
| 17' | e-li-ka i-[szu] | against you he |
Sources & licences
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