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LAOS 1, 48 (P481091)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LAOS 1, 48 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481091 |
| Museum no. | SIL 035 |
| Collection | Leipziger Altorientalischen Institut, Leipzig, Germany |
| 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 {d}suen-u2-se2#-[li] | to Sîn-ušallim |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma sze-ep-{d}suen#*-ma#* | Thus Šēp-Sîn: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li#*-it,#*-[ka] | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum _siki-hi-a siki-hi#*-a#*_ | Concerning my wool, my wool |
| 6 | am-ta-ha-ar# | I received. |
| 7 | szum-ma di-gi-il-ka#* | If your divinity |
| 8 | szu-up-ra-am-ma | send me, and |
| 9 | a-na _sze_-im li-tu-ra#* | for barley may he return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szum-ma di-gi#-il-ka# | If your divinity |
| 2 | szu-up-ra-am#-ma# | send me, and |
| 3 | li-it#-ba-lu-ni-im# | may they carry off. |
| 4 | _2(asz) gur sze_ {d}suen-ub#*-[lam]* | 2 gur of barley for Sîn-uballam |
| 5 | szu-ud-di-in | he gave. |
| 6 | 2(barig) 4(ban2)* a-wi-il-tam* [(x)] | 2 barig 4 ban2: Awiltam |
| 7 | a-hi*-um*-mi-szu#?* | Aḫi-ummi-šu |
| 8 | szu-ud-di-in# | he gave. |
| 9 | ap-pu-tum me#*-[he-er]* | apputu means “to follow. |
| 10 | un-ne-du-uk#-[ki-ia]* | of Unneduk |
| 11 | szu#-bi-lam# | send me! |
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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