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UET 5, 0072 (P414976)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414976 |
| Museum no. | BM 131227 |
| 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)
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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 szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi | to Šumum-libši |
| 2 | u3 _zabar-du8_ | and a bronze kettledrum |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma e2-a-na-s,ir | thus Eanaṣir |
| 5 | u3 dingir-szu-illat-su2-ma | and Ilu-šu-illatsu |
| 6 | a-na sza {disz}ku-ru-um | to Kurum |
| 7 | u3 e-ri-su2-um-ma-tim | and Erisumma |
| 8 | sza i-li-ku-nim | who went to you |
| 9 | la ta-pa-la-ha | do not fear! |
| 10 | u2-sze-ri-ib-szu-nu-ti-ma | he brought them in, and |
| 11 | i-na _e2_ {d}utu u2-ta-mi-szu-nu-ti-ma | in the temple of Šamaš he appointed them, and |
| 12 | um-ma szu-nu-u2-ma a-na a-wa-tim szi-na-ti | Thus they: to those words |
| 13 | la ni-il-li-kam-ma | we shall not come, and |
| 14 | a-na s,i2-be2-ti-ni-ma | to Ṣibini, and |
| 15 | lu ni-il-<li>-kam | It is indeed a niŋil-lament. |
| 16 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-sza-pa-ar-<ku>-nu-szi-im | Thus (says) I: I will write to you. |
| 17 | u2-la i-qi2-pu-ni-in-<ni>-ma | did not give me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma szu-u2#-[ma ...] | Thus he: |
| 2 | it-ti {disz}szu-mu-um#-[li-ib-szi] | with Šumum-libši |
| 3 | e-s,e2-il-ma um-ma [szu-u2-ma] | he smote, thus he: |
| 4 | li-tam a-di a-na _tab-ba_-e-szu# [...] | ... as far as his rival ... |
| 5 | el-qu2-ma at-ta u2-la x [...] | I took, but you did not ... |
| 6 | ia-szi-im u2-la# ta#-di-in-[ma] | you did not give me, and |
| 7 | isz-tu i-na-an-na a-na _u4 3(disz)-kam_ | from now on for 3 days |
| 8 | a-na larsa{ki} a-al-la-kam | to Larsa I went |
| 9 | u3 a-na e-re-su2-um-ma-tim | and to Eresumma |
| 10 | aq-bi-i-ma um-ma a-na-ku-ma# | I said thus: "I |
| 11 | mi-nu-um it-ta-ka | What has he done? |
| 12 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-na _lu2-{uruda}szen-na_ | thus I: to the coppersmith |
| 13 | it-ti {disz}{d}dingir-ga-mil _zabar-du8_ | with Ilī-gamil, the bronze smith |
| 14 | a-li-ik-ma mi-t,i-e-ti | I went and committed a crime. |
| 15 | li-qi2-a-am-ma i-na _iri e2-nim-ma_ | take me, and in the city of Enima |
| 16 | szu#-ku-un | place. |
| 17 | u3 a-na# x-na-ti-ka la te-gi4 | And do not return to your ...! |
| 18 | u3 gu-ba-ri sza ni-iq-bu#-ma# | and the throne that we spoke |
| 19 | a-na a-wi-le-e | to a man |
| 20 | [x] ad-di-in | I gave. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [la] ta-sa-la-ah | do not be afraid! |
| 2 | [x x] e-li-szu-nu ri-szi | ... to them ... |
| 3 | la ta-szu-usz | do not abandon him! |
| 4 | ni-al-la-ka-ku | we will go. |
Sources & licences
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