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UET 5, 0082 (P414986)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0082 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414986 |
| Museum no. | BM 131237 |
| 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# {d}suen#-x [x] x x | to Suen- |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma] x [...]-ma# | Thus ... and |
| 4 | {d#}marduk# _dingir_ ba#-ni-ka# | Marduk, the god who created you |
| 5 | asz-szum-ia da-[ri]-isz# u4-mi | Because of my life, forever |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-it,#-ka | may they keep you alive! |
| 7 | i-na u4-mi-im | On the day |
| 8 | sza a-na ha-ar-ra-nim | that to the harranu |
| 9 | [a-na] wa-s,e2-e-em | to wander |
| 10 | [pa]-ni#-ia asz-ku-nu | I placed before me. |
| 11 | [i]-na# bi-it {d}utu-illat-su2 | in the house of Šamaš-tillassu |
| 12 | [i]-na# ka-ri-im nu-szi-im-ma | in the quay there was none, and |
| 13 | i-na ma-ha-ar i3-li2-tu-ra-am | before Ilī-turam, |
| 14 | ni-ka-si2 ni-pu-usz-ma | we smote, and |
| 15 | isz-tu s,i2-it-ka | From your side |
| 16 | ga-mi-ir-ta-am | a totality |
| 17 | e#-pu-sza-ak-kum | I did for you |
| 18 | i-na szi-ta-at ni-ik-ka-si2 | On the day of the nikkasu |
| 19 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ e-li-ka ar-[szi] | 1 shekel of silver to you I paid. |
| 20 | ki-a-am aq-<bi>-kum | I said to you thus: |
| 21 | [um]-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma | thus I: |
| 22 | [x] x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [bi]-tum# la bi#-[ri ...] | ... untranslatable ... |
| 2' | ki#-a-am u2-la [...] | Thus ... |
| 3' | am-mi-ni isz-tu# [...] | Why from ...? |
| 4' | bi-tum bi-ri-it# [...] | “The house, the house of ..., |
| 5' | wa-ar-ka-ta-[am] | later |
| 6' | la ta-ap-ru-us# | do not turn back! |
| 7' | szum-ma [i]-na ki-it-tim# | If in the true |
| 8' | a-bi u3 be-el na-pi2-isz-ti-ia | my father and the lord of my life |
| 9' | at-ta sze#-a#-am# a-na bi-tim | You, barley for the household |
| 10' | la ta-ka-al-la | do not hold back! |
| 11' | isz-tu i-na-an-na | from now |
| 12' | a-na _iti u4 3(u)-kam_ e-t,e-hi-a-kum | on the 30th day of the month of Addaru |
| 13' | szum-ma _ku3-babbar_ wa-at-ra-am | If the silver is surplus |
| 14' | sza-ad-da-ti | šaddāti |
| 15' | a-na-ku li-ib-ba-ka | I am your heart. |
| 16' | u2-t,a-a-ab | he shall compensate. |
Sources & licences
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