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VS 16, 054 (P372909)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372909 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06140 |
| 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 a-hu-ni qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Ahuni: |
| 2 | um-ma ta-ri-ba-tum-ma | Tarībatum speaks thus: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}inanna da-ri-isz _u4_-mi-im | Šamaš and Inanna forever, every day |
| 4 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 5 | a-nu-um-ma ma-a-szum | Now, where is he? |
| 6 | it-ta-al-ka-ak-kum | he has been waiting for you. |
| 7 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ki-ma ka-an-kum | 2 1/2 shekels of silver like a ka-ankum |
| 8 | a-na s,i-bu-ti-ia | for my supplication |
| 9 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na sza al-li-kam | to whom I went |
| 2 | i-sza-ri-isz i-ta-ap-lu-ni-ni | They have sworn by the name of Ištar. |
| 3 | u3 sza-ni-tam tup-pa-ka | Further, your tablet |
| 4 | a-na s,e-er {d}suen-re-me-ni | to Sîn-remeni |
| 5 | lu-u2 ka-ia-ma-an | may it be constant. |
| 6 | u3 3(barig) 2(ban2) _sze_ i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | and 3 barig 2 ban2 barley from the ban2 of Šamaš |
| 7 | a-na _szuku lu2-tur-mesz_ szu-bi-lam | send me to the hands of the young men. |
| 8 | a-al-la-ka-am-ma | I will go, and |
| 9 | i-sza-ri-isz a-pa-al-ka | “I will look at you with pleasure, |
Sources & licences
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