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VS 16, 085 (P372940)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Pī-Kasî · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 085 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372940 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07570 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq) |
| Coordinates | 32.1311, 44.6393 |
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 {d}suen-sza-mu-uh | to Sîn-šamuḫ |
| 2 | u3 _nu-{gesz}kiri6 e2-gal_ | and the gardener of the palace |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma mu-na-wi-rum SZIM?-ma | Thus (says) Munawwirum, the herbalist: |
| 5 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ku-nu-ti | may they keep you alive!” |
| 7 | {disz}ta-ri-bu-um | Tarībum |
| 8 | u3 a-bu-um-wa-qar _szandana_ | and Abum-waqar, the dowry |
| 9 | ma-ha-ar {disz}ig-mil-{d}suen | before Igmil-Sîn |
| 10 | u3 {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik# | and Nabium-mālik |
| 11 | isz-ku-nu-ma | they placed, and |
| 12 | asz-szum dumu-er-s,e-tim | Concerning the children |
| 13 | _szandana_ | emmer |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na pi2-ha-at | to the account |
| 2 | bi-il-ti-szu | his debts |
| 3 | ka-ni-i-ka-am | of Kanikam |
| 4 | i-zi-bu-u2 | they stood. |
| 5 | {disz}dumu-er-s,e-tim | Dumu-erṣetim |
| 6 | tup-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ku-nu-szi | I have sent you a tablet. |
| 7 | a-na pi2-ha-ti-szu | into his possessions |
| 8 | ta-pu-u2-su-u2 | tapusû-disease |
| 9 | al-ka-a | come! |
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