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VS 16, 041 (P372896)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372896 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06579 |
| 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 | a-na sig-{d}[x x (x)] | to Sîn- |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik-ma | Thus Nabium-malik: |
| 4 | {disz}dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it, s,u2-ha-ri | Ilu-šumu-balliṭ, the ṣuḫaru |
| 5 | isz-tu pa-na mi-im-ma-a | From everything |
| 6 | i-na qa2-ti-ka at-ta | You are in your hand. |
| 7 | a-na mi-nim _dam_ a-hi-szu | to whatever wife his brother |
| 8 | te-ep-pe2-e-ma a-na ri-isz _a-sza3#_ | you will do, and for the reed of the field |
| 9 | ta-at-ru | |
| 10 | mi-nam tu-ga-ar-ra-an-ni | Why did you turn me away? |
| 11 | [x x (x)] x x ah-hi-ia | ... my brothers |
| 12 | [x x x x (x) (x)] tu#-ur-ra-am | ...... you return |
Sources & licences
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