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AJSL 32, 278 03 (P452262)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Adab · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AJSL 32, 278 03 |
|---|---|
| ID | P452262 |
| Museum no. | OIM A00566 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Adab (mod. Bismaya) |
| Coordinates | 31.9509, 45.6233 |
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-uru4_ | to Sîn-nāṣir |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma# | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma u-bar-rum-ma# | Thus Ubarrum: |
| 4 | _{d}utu mu-szar2-kam#_ li-ba-al-li#-[it,-ka] | May Šamaš, the greatest, keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum a-di-ma-ti#-_dingir_ a-we-[lim] | Concerning Admati-ilum, the awe-līm |
| 6 | i-na tu-up-pi-ia sza-t,e4-[er] | Written on my tablet. |
| 7 | a-we-lam a-na tu-up-pi _dumu#-[mesz_] | I rejoice over the tablets of the sons. |
| 8 | sza ia-mu-ut-ba-li-im [o] | of Yamutbalam |
| 9 | la tu-ma-ZA?-[x] | do not ... |
| 10 | a-wa-tum it-ti be-li2-ia | a word with my lord |
| 11 | du-un-nu-na | for Dunnuna |
| 12 | asz-szum mu-ru-is, li-bi-ka | Because you are the one who makes your heart rejoice, |
| 13 | sza ta-aq-bi-a-am | of what you said |
| 14 | lu-zi-iz-ma | may I stand, and |
| 15 | da-a-a-nu-tam li-sza-hi-zu-ma | may a lawsuit arise against you, |
| 16 | a-we-lam ta-sza-t,a-ar-ma | “Awelam, you wrote and |
| 17 | a-di _{d}utu_ u2 ma/ba du ka | until Šamaš and ... |
| 18 | la#-qi2-a-szu ma-am-ma-an | nobody |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-la i-le-e | he does not have |
| 2 | u3 at-hu-ka sza pa-ra-as | and your companions, who are waiting for you |
Sources & licences
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