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VS 16, 036 (P372891)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372891 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06061 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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 a-hu-ni qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Ahuni: |
| 2 | um-ma be-la-nu-um-ma | Thus Belanum: |
| 3 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4 | _gesz_ di-ip-pi2 sza _{gesz}erin_ | a sapling of cedar |
| 5 | sza ta-aq-bi-a-am | of what you said |
| 6 | 1(asz) _gu2-un gesz-a-zu_ dam-qa2-am | 1 talent of good azu tree |
| 7 | 1(asz) _gu2-un gi_ t,a-ba-am | 1 talent of good reed |
| 8 | u3 _{gesz}u3-LU-KU hi-a_ ka-ab-ba-ru-tim | and a scepter of the kabbarūtum |
| 9 | li-qi2-a-am-ma | may he take, and |
| 10 | a-na _babila2{ki}_ | to Babylon |
| 11 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ia | to my presence |
| 12 | al-kam | come! |
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