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LAOS 1, 49 (P481092)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LAOS 1, 49 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481092 |
| Museum no. | SIL 036 |
| Collection | Leipziger Altorientalischen Institut, Leipzig, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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 e-ri-ib-{d}suen | to Erīb-Sîn |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ik-szu-ud-ap-pa-szu-ma | thus he sp[oke]: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-<li>-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | am-sza-li at-ta u3 a-na-ku ni-id-bu-um-ma | You, and I spoke to you, and |
| 6 | {disz}{d}suen-be-el-i3-li2 it-ti-ka | Sîn-bel-ilī with you |
| 7 | at,-ru-ud-ma | I sent, and |
| 8 | _{gesz}kiri6_ tu-bi-ra | the garden of Tubira |
| 9 | a-mi-nim la si-ka-at-ka | “Why are you not satisfied with your good deeds? |
| 10 | _4(u) {gesz}geszimmar-hi-a_ sza {disz}ba-li-{d}iszkur | 40 date palms belonging to Bali-Addu, |
| 11 | [a]-na# szu-ku-un-ni-im | to put |
| 12 | [(x)] ta-asz-ku-un | you placed. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ri#-ig-ma-am | a wild bull |
| 2 | i-na _ka2 e2-gal_ | at the palace gate |
| 3 | la ta-sza-ka-an | do not place. |
| 4 | _dub_-pa-am a-na ku*-si-ia | a tablet to my lips |
| 5 | szu-bi-lam-ma | send me, and |
| 6 | _{gesz}geszimmar-hi-a_ la ub!-ta-ru-u2 | the date palms did not remove |
| 7 | li-te-ru | may they return. |
| 8 | me-he-er _dub_-pi2-ia | a copy of my tablet |
| 9 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| 10 | a-wi-lum {disz}ba-li-{d}iszkur | A man, Bali-Addu |
| 11 | a-bu#-um ia-szi-im | father of mine |
| 12 | li-ib-ba-szu i-ma-ra-s,a-am | his heart will be frightened. |
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