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VS 16, 091 (P372946)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 091 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372946 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07574 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
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 a-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to the man of Marduk they shall release him |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ia-an-ti-la-ra-ah-ma | Thus Iantila-raḫ: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 5 | da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | forever may they keep you alive! |
| 6 | lu-u2 ba-al-[t,a-a]-ta# | May you be well! |
| 7 | lu-u2 sza-al-ma-a-ta | Be it pure, |
| 8 | lu-u2 da-ri-a-ta | May you be everlasting! |
| 9 | _dingir_-lum na-s,i-ir-ka s,i-bu-tam ia ir-szi | O god, your guardian of life, I rise up high. |
| 10 | ki-ma ti-du-u2 | like a tidû |
| 11 | a-na babila2{ki} a-na _nig2-ka9_-ia e-pe2-szi | to Babylon for my account I shall do. |
| 12 | [al]-li#-kam-ma | came, and |
| 13 | _u4#_-ma#-tu-ia i-ta-ar-ka# | my days have passed, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(ban2) u2-din-tir{ki} u3 1(u) gu2-un_ ir#-re-e | 1 ban2 of Uddintir and 10 talents of irrê-flour |
| 2 | {disz}da-da-a asz-tap-ra-ak-ku | Dadâ, I have sent to you. |
| 3 | i-na _{gesz}ma2_ sza sa-a-mi | in a boat of seah |
| 4 | _ugula mar-tu_ i-ba-a-am | the foreman of Amurru there is |
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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