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NABU 2009/052 (P430802)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | NABU 2009/052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P430802 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 430802 |
| Collection | anonymous, Jerusalem, Israel |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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 a-na-pa-ni-dingir | to Ana-pāni-ilum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,-ma | thus Sîn-muballiṭ: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-<it,>-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | a-wi-lu-um a-ha-am | Awilum, brother |
| 6 | a-na mi-ni-im i-ra-asz-szi-i | “What is it that he loves? |
| 7 | a-na isz-ti-at-ma e-pe-szi-im | For the first time, to do |
| 8 | u2-ul i-ra-asz-szi-i | shall not raise a claim. |
| 9 | szum-ma i-na ki-tim ta-ra-ma-an-ni | If you love me in the earth, |
| 10 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) _a-sza3 u2-sal-la_ | 1 eše3 3 iku field grass-fed, |
| 11 | [ki-ma] ta-aq-bi-a-am | when you spoke to me |
| 12 | [sza]-ma#-am-ma uz-na-ka | the heart of your womb |
| 13 | [a-na] zu-um-ri-i-ia | to my body |
| 14 | [szu]-ku-un | place. |
| 15 | [szu?]-te#-be-el _a-sza3_-lam | Šu-tebēl of the field |
| 16 | [ma]-li ta-qa2-bi-a-am | whatever you say |
| 17 | _ku3#-babbar_ lu ki-in-ni | may the silver be true. |
| 18 | ki-ma an-ni-ta-am | like this |
| 19 | te-pu-sza-am a-na-ku-u2 | you did, I myself |
| 20 | isz-ti-at qi2-bi-am-ma | With my command |
| 21 | lu-pu-sza-ak-ku | let me do. |
Sources & licences
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