YOS 02, 005 (P307171)
Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. a-na nu-ur-_{d}utu_
en: To Nur-Šamaš
2. qi2-bi2-ma
en: speak!
3. um-ma _{d}suen_-be-el-ap-lim-ma
en: Thus (says) Sin-bēl-aplim:
4. _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
en: "May Šamaš keep you in good health,"
5. _u8-udu-hi-a dumu-{d}iszkur dam-gar3#_
en: "The sheep of Mār-Adad, the merchant,
6. sza u2-da!(MA)-an-ni-<nu>-kum
en: "about which I have put pressure on you,"
7. te!(TA)-er-szum
en: "return (them)!
lower edge
1. 1(disz) _udu_ la-a i-ma-t,i
en: "not one sheep should be missing."
obverse
1. a-na nu-ur-_{d}utu_
en: To Nur-Šamaš
2. qi2-bi2-ma
en: speak!
3. um-ma _{d}suen_-be-el-ap-lim-ma
en: Thus (says) Sin-bēl-aplim:
4. _{d}utu_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
en: "May Šamaš keep you in good health,"
5. _u8-udu-hi-a dumu-{d}iszkur dam-gar3#_
en: "The sheep of Mār-Adad, the merchant,
6. sza u2-da!(MA)-an-ni-<nu>-kum
en: "about which I have put pressure on you,"
7. te!(TA)-er-szum
en: "return (them)!
lower edge
1. 1(disz) _udu_ la-a i-ma-t,i
en: "not one sheep should be missing."