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VS 16, 052 (P372907)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372907 |
| Museum no. | VAT 05996 |
| 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 | i-na pa-nu a-la-ki-ka ta-ra-am | At the time of your coming, you will praise. |
| 5 | aq-bi-a-ku-um u2-ul ta-tu-ra-am | I said to you, but you did not return. |
| 6 | 1(disz) szu-szi {gesz}a-szu-hi sza qa2-na | 60 (pieces of) ašuḫi-wood of the qana-wood, |
| 7 | sza 2(disz) qa2-na ar-ku sza 1(disz) _sila3_ sza 2(disz) _sila3_ ka-ab-ru | of 2 qana, the back, of 1 qû, of 2 qu̧f kabru, |
| 8 | u3 1(disz) szu-szi _{gesz}asal2!(|A.GAB.LISZ|)_ sza a-na sza-ga-mi i-re-di-a | and 60 (pieces of) asallu-wood, which for the šagamu-festival |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ mar-s,u2-is-su2 szu-qu2-ul sza-ma-am-ma | the silver, his debts are paid in full. |
| 10 | a-na _u4 5(disz)-kam_ a-na babila2{ki} | for 5 days to Babylon |
| 11 | szu-ur-ki-ba-am | Šurkibam |
| 12 | _{gesz}ma2 hi-a_ isz-tu ge-er-ri-im | a boat from the quay |
| 13 | is3-ni-qa2-ni-im | he smote, |
| 14 | am-mi-nim _gesztin_ t,a3-ba-am | why wine is good? |
| 15 | la ta-sza-ma-am-ma | do not send me, and |
| 16 | la tu-sza-bi-lam | do not send me! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _gesztin_ t,a3-ba-am szu-bi-lam | send me good wine! |
| 2 | u3 at-ta a-na _u4 1(u)-kam_ | and you for the 10th day |
| 3 | al-ka-am-ma it-ti-ia | Come, and with me |
| 4 | na-an-mi-ir | should not be forgotten. |
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