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VS 16, 055 (P372910)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372910 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06143 |
| 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 x x x (x)] x-a | to ...a |
| 2 | qi2-[bi2-ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ma-an-na-szi-ma | Thus (says) Manaši |
| 4 | a-ma-at-ki a-na-ku-u2 | I am your word, |
| 5 | i-de-e-ma a-wa-at-ki-ma | knows, and your word |
| 6 | ra-bi-a-at-ti | great |
| 7 | i-qa2-bu-ki-im# | will say to you |
| 8 | ma-gi-ir | the guarantor |
| 9 | a-di-na-ni-ki | I have given to you |
| 10 | [ki-ma] tup-pu-um | like a tablet |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x (x)]-um# a-na be-el-ti-ia | ... to my lady |
| 2 | [ut,]-t,e4-eh-hu | |
| 3 | i-zi-iz-zi | he stood. |
| 4 | tu-sza-pi-in-nim | you sent to me. |
| 5 | be-el-ti a-ah-sza | my lady, her brother |
| 6 | e-li-ia | above me |
| 7 | la# i-na#-ad#-[di] | he shall not give |
| left | ||
| 1 | ma-DA-a [x x x (x)] | ... ... |
| 2 | a-na BI-[x x x (x)] | to ... |
| 3 | la i-la#-[ak] | shall not go |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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