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UET 5, 0083 (P414987)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0083 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414987 |
| Museum no. | BM 131238 |
| 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 {d}suen-ba-ni | to Sîn-bani |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-hu-ni-ma# | Thus Ahuni: |
| 4 | szum-ma i-na ki-tim# | If in the earth |
| 5 | a-hi at-ta | you, my brother |
| 6 | ka-as2-pa-am# | the money |
| 7 | e-li-szu# | above him |
| 8 | i-szu-u2 | he has |
| 9 | li-id-di-na#-[am-ma] | may he give me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na qa2-[ti-ia] | in my hand |
| 2 | li-ib-szi# | may he be. |
| 3 | ap#-pu-tum | Apputum |
| 4 | i3-li2 da x x | the god ... |
| 5 | i3-li2 da ba# [x] | The god ... |
| 6 | i3-li2 x x [x] | my god ... |
| 7 | [szu]-bi#-lam | send to me! |
| 8 | ap#-pu-tum | Apputum |
| 9 | la te-gi4 | do not return! |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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