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SANTAG 09, 158 (P503121)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Kisurra · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | SANTAG 09, 158 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503121 |
| Museum no. | BM 024154 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab) |
| Coordinates | 31.8383, 45.4810 |
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 [ni]-nu#-u2-a | to Nineveh |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ia-ta-ru-um-ma | Yatarum speaks thus: |
| 4 | a-sza-ti-i | Ašatî |
| 5 | a-na ki-szu-ri-im | to Kišur |
| 6 | wa-ar-ki esz18-dar | after Ištar |
| 7 | i-li-ka | came to you |
| 8 | _1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ | 1/2 sila3 of oil |
| 9 | sze-am ma-la i-ri-szu-ka | the barley, as much as he will give you |
| 10 | i-di-szi#?-im | Idišim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-ia-la-am | Ayyalam |
| 2 | _{gesz}na2_ | a bed |
| 3 | mi-ma sza i-le-qu2-u2 | whatever he takes |
| 4 | a-na ni-ka-si2 | to Nikasi |
| 5 | szu-un-na-am | to be established |
| 6 | a-pu-tum | |
| 7 | li-ba?-sza-a | may she |
| 8 | t,i3-i-ib | Ṭib |
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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