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UET 5, 0080 (P414984)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0080 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414984 |
| Museum no. | BM 131235 |
| 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' | um#-ma# [{d}]ne3-eri11-gal#-x-x-ir#-ma | Thus (says) Nergal-ir: |
| 2' | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | Šamaš and Marduk |
| 3' | li-ba-al-li-t,u3-u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 4' | asz-szum {disz}{d}suen-gim-la-an-ni _ARAD_-ka | Concerning Sîn-gimlāni, your servant |
| 5' | sza isz-tu _mu 4(disz)-kam_ ha-al-qu2-u2-ma | that from the 4th year were lost and |
| 6' | sza ta-aq-bi-a-am | of what you said |
| 7' | um-ma at-ta-a-ma | Thus you: |
| 8' | e-sze-me-e-ma i-na <x{ki}> in-na-wi-ir | he heard, and in ... he defeated. |
| 9' | ki-ma a-la-ki-i-ka s,a-ba-as-su2-u2-ma | they will seize him as you go, and |
| 10' | lu mah-ri-i-ka ki-la-a-szu | May his weight be before you. |
| 11' | lu-u2 a-na _szu-du3_-a i-di-isz-szu | or for a šūdû-offering with him |
| 12' | ah-i-id as2-hu-ur-szu-u2-ma | I rejoiced over him, and |
| 13' | a-pa-as-su2-ma ma-am-ma-an | I looked at him, and nobody |
| 14' | u2-ul ip-ri-kam | he did not send. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2 ma-<ah>-ri-ia ak-ta-la-a-szu | and my ancestors I have captured him, |
| 2 | a-nu-um-ma tup-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | Now, I have sent you my tablet. |
| 3 | _2(disz) lu2 hi-a_ tak-lu-ti-ka | 2 men of your trust |
| 4 | t,u3-ur-dam-ma | write me, and |
| 5 | li-it-ru-ni-ik-ku-usz | may they bind him. |
| 6 | u3 ki-ma aq-bu-kum | and as I said to you |
| 7 | i-na i-di _szuku e2_ i-zi-iz-ma | from the rent of the house he stood, and |
| 8 | szu-lim-ma a-na bi-tim | well-being for the household |
| 9 | i-di-in# ap-pu-tum | gave to Apputum |
Sources & licences
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