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VS 16, 037 (P372892)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372892 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06116 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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' | [um-ma ...]-ma | Thus ...: |
| 2' | [{d}x u3] {d}urasz asz-szu-mi-ia | May ... and Uraš my name |
| 3' | [da]-ri#-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May they keep you alive forever! |
| 4' | i-na ba-ab nu-ur2-a-li-szu | at the disposal of Nūr-ališu, |
| 5' | sza hu-um-ti-im | belonging to Humtum |
| 6' | um-mi i-ni-ib-{d}utu | mother Inib-šamaš |
| 7' | _dumu_ i-pi2-iq-i3-li2-szu | son of Ipiq-ilišu |
| 8' | _szesz_ ka-ar-ka-ri-na-bi-ti | brother of Karkarinabiti, |
| 9' | sza a-hu-szu it-ti | of his brother with |
| 10' | {disz}{d}nanna-ibila-ma-an-szum2# | Nanna-ibila-manšum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | usz-bu | he erected. |
| 2 | tap-pe2-e si-ia-tum | the companions of Siyatum |
| 3 | i-na ru-ug-bi sza sag-gu-ud-ba-la-t,i3 | at the threshing floor of Saggudbalaṭu |
| 4 | [sza mah]-ri-i-ni wa-asz-bu | who before us were stationed |
| 5 | {disz}ip-qu2-{d}utu sza ig-mi-la-an-ni | Ipqu-Šamaš, who had entrusted me |
| 6 | isz-tu [x x] la isz-pu-ra-am | after ... he did not send |
| 7 | [a-na _dumu-mesz_] sza _e2_ a-bi-ia | to the sons of the house of my father |
| 8 | [qi2-bi2]-ma a-di a-ka-asz-sza-da-ka | Speak to me until I reach you! |
| 9 | it#-ti#-sza la i-sa3-al-li-mu | with her they shall not be reconciled |
| 10 | szum-ma a-hi-tum i-na zu-um-ri-sza | If a brother in her body |
| 11 | i-ba-asz-szi | there is |
| 12 | lu#-u2 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szu-qu2#-ul | or 1 shekel of refined silver |
| 13 | [x (x)] x-bi-a-[...] | ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [(x) a]-wi#-lam u2-na-i-id li-is3-hu-ra-ku | ... a man shall bring, may they return to me. |
| 2 | [{disz}{d}]isztaran#-isz-me-an-ni _simug u3 aga-us2_ szi-ta-a-al | Adad-išmeanni, the smith, and the soldier were killed. |
| 3 | [(x)] te#-e-er-szu-ma | ... you return to him, and |
Sources & licences
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