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VS 16, 073 (P372928)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372928 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06007 |
| 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 hu-za-lum qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Huzalum |
| 2 | um-ma hu-pu-du-um-ma | thus Ḫubudum: |
| 3 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 4 | it-ti szar-ri-im u2-szu-ra-nu | with the king they shall release. |
| 5 | {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am | Sîn-eribam |
| 6 | _dumu_ sa3-sum2 sza lu-usz-ta-mar | son of Sa’sum, whom I have seen |
| 7 | u3 {disz}{d}suen-en-nam | and Sin-ennam |
| 8 | <<sza>> a-na qa2-ta-tim | that to the hand |
| 9 | id#-di-nu-ku-usz-szu | gave to him |
| 10 | isz-tu i-na-an-na | from now |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _u4 5(disz)-kam_ | for 5 days |
| 2 | i-na ma-ah-ri-ka | in your presence |
| 3 | wa-asz-ba-a-ku a-di a-la-kam | I will stay until I come. |
| 4 | u2-ul tu-ki-il-la-asz-szu-ma | do not abandon him, and |
| 5 | {disz}ri-im-{d}suen | Rim-Sîn |
| 6 | u3 da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu | and Damiq-ilišu |
| 7 | ta-ap-pa-a-al | you will wipe clean. |
| 8 | ma#-ri-i-ka | of Marika |
| 9 | u3 i3-si-in{ki} ka-la-szu | and all of Isin |
| 10 | sza#-al ki-ma a-na t,a-tim | “If it is good, |
| 11 | [u3] s,i-bi-t,a2-tim | and ṣibiṭātum |
| 12 | a-ki 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | as 1/3 mina of silver |
| 13 | wa-at-ru-um | |
| left | ||
| 1 | ga-am-ru | |
Sources & licences
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