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VS 16, 088 (P372943)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Pī-Kasî · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 088 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372943 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07572 |
| 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 nu-ur2-{d}utu {disz}a-wi-il-{d}iszkur | To Nur-šamaš Awīl-Adad |
| 2 | u3 _ugula nam-1(u)-mesz_ | and foreman of governors |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {d}utu-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus Šamaš-nāṣir: |
| 5 | ki-a-am u2-wa-er-ku-nu-ti | thus he made you submit. |
| 6 | um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma | thus I: |
| 7 | i-na ba-ab {d}inanna ta-asz-ba-ma | in the presence of Inanna you stood, and |
| 8 | kak-ka-di _ku3-babbar_ u3 sza# re-qu2 | the kakkadi of silver and the remainder |
| 9 | szu-ut,-ra-nim-ma lu-usz-me | Write me so that I may hear (it). |
| 10 | u3 sza _ku3-babbar_ i-di-nu-u2 la id-di-nu | and of silver they gave, but they did not give |
| 11 | szu-ut,-ra-nim-ma lu-usz-me | Write me so that I may hear (it). |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-wi-lum pa-ni a-wi-lim | and the man before the man |
| 2 | i-na ba-ab {d}inanna | at the command of Inanna |
| 3 | la u2-ba-al | he will not pay. |
| 4 | 8(disz) ni-ri ri-ba-tum | 8 (mana wool for) Ribatum |
| 5 | i-na mu-hi-ku-nu sza-ak-na-at | is placed on your account. |
| 6 | u3 a-na-ku i-na s,i-ib# li-bi | and I in the womb |
| 7 | me2-sza-a-ku | |
| 8 | ma-an-nu-um ki-ma ku-nu-ti | Who like you |
| 9 | ra-ab | the great |
| 10 | {disz}sza-ri-kam u3 i-sza-i-lum | Šarikam and Išalum |
| 11 | id-na-nim-ma <li>-it-ta-al-ku-nim# | he gave me, and he sent to you |
| 12 | a-na s,e-ri-ia szu-ri-a-szu-nu-ti | “I have sent them down to my country. |
Sources & licences
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