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UET 5, 0073 (P414977)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414977 |
| Museum no. | BM 131228 |
| 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 a-da-a-a qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Adāyu: |
| 2 | um-ma {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am-ma | thus Sîn-iribam: |
| 3 | a-na bi-ti-im | to the house |
| 4 | la te-gi4 | do not return! |
| 5 | ki-ma a-hi-ia | like my brother |
| 6 | ta-ak-la-ku-um | Taklākum, |
| 7 | a-pu-tum wa-ar-du-um | “Apsûtum (means) wārdu-disease. |
| 8 | sza-ma-sza-mi u2-sza-am-qa2-at | (Sum) The šamaš-demon is smitten with me (Akk) I am struck by my snare |
| 9 | u3 e-la-am ga-la-ka-am | and all the lands |
| 10 | i-na-di-ku-um | he will give to you |
| 11 | a-na-ku u3 {d}en-lil2-na-da | I and Enlil-nada |
| 12 | ni-la-ka-am | we will come. |
| 13 | i-zi-ba-ku-um | Izibānum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pa-an ri-isz-ka | before you |
| 2 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 3 | a-pu-tum e-la-am | “Apputum is the upper |
| 4 | sza qa2!-ti dingir-szu-na-s,i-ir | of the hand of Ilu-šunaṣir, |
| 5 | u3 ur-mes-szen-na | and Urmešena |
| 6 | sza _ma-na_ ka-as-pi-im | of minas of silver |
| 7 | mu-hu-ur | received. |
| 8 | i-hi-it, a-pu-tum | he cut off the apsû |
| 9 | s,i2-ba-ti-ka i-di-ma | (Sum) He knows your strength and (Akk) Your strength, he knows |
| 10 | a-ni-ta e-pu-usz | I did this. |
| 11 | _sze_-ka i-di-im-ma | your barley he measured out, and |
| 12 | ka-as-pa-am sza-ma-am | The money is paid completely. |
| 13 | u3 szi-pa-tim a-nu-um-mi-a-ti-im | and the šipātum-offerings of these |
| 14 | mi-ma la te-le-qe2! | do not take anything! |
| left | ||
| 1 | e-szi-re-et _ma-na_-e szu-bi-la-am | send me the ten minas. |
Sources & licences
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