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VS 16, 089 (P372944)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 089 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372944 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07742 |
| 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 i-din-er3-ra | to Iddin-Erra |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-ma-gir-ma | thus Sîn-magir: |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma _2(disz) ma-na uruda_ | Now, 2 minas of copper |
| 5 | usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | I have sent to you |
| 6 | ma-AH-la#-la-at bi-tim | ... of a house |
| 7 | li-isz-te#-il-la | may he renew. |
| 8 | u3 _2(disz) {uruda}mar#_ szu-usz-pi2-ik-ma | and 2 šū-pik-tools |
| 9 | pu-uh sza tu-sza-ba-lam | You will fill the reservoir. |
| 10 | i-na bi-tim szu-ku-un | place in the house. |
| 11 | u3 bi-it ku-nu-uk-ki pi2-te#-ma | and the house of your sealed document is opened |
| 12 | _2(disz) {gesz}si mar_ 4(disz) x x x [(x)] | 2 hammers, 4 ...; |
| 13 | 6(disz) {uruda}si2-ka-tim szu-bi-lam | Send 6 sikkatu-axes! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i-x-ur2 u3 {kusz}usan3-mesz_ | ... and the sandals |
| 2 | re-esz-ka li-ki-il-la | May your head be sated. |
| 3 | u3 a-na s,e-er {d}suen-sze-mi | and to Sîn-šeme |
| 4 | a-na unug{ki} a-li-ik-ma | to Uruk I went, and |
| 5 | _2(u) ma-na uruda_ li-qi2-a-am | 20 minas of copper may he give me. |
| 6 | u3 t,e4-em-szu li-im-dam | and his report he shall return. |
| 7 | a-na bi-tim la te-gi | Do not return to the house! |
| 8 | hi-t,u3-um la ib-ba-asz-szi | there will be no crime. |
| 9 | a-na {iri}ku-ma-ta-ni{ki} a-la-ak | to Kumatani I went. |
| 10 | _zi3-da_ szu-bi-lam | flour send me! |
| 11 | i-na _uruda_ sza qa2-ti sza | with copper of the hand of |
| 12 | na-pa-hi-im _8(disz) {uruda}tun3-sal_ | na-paḫim, 8 tubsal copper, |
| 13 | re-esz-ka u2-ul u2-ka-lu-ma | they will not hold your head, and |
| 14 | lu te-di | you should know. |
Sources & licences
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