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VS 16, 098 (P372953)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 098 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372953 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07581 |
| 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 e-la-li qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Elali! |
| 2 | um-ma im-me-er-i3-li2-ma | thus Immer-iluma: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ <<sza>> a-na _numun ga-rasz-sag{sar}_ | 1 shekel of silver, which for the seed of the first fruits |
| 5 | ad-di-na-ak-kum-ma | I gave to you, and |
| 6 | _numun ga-rasz-sag{sar}_ sza-ma-am | the seed of the šamānu-plant |
| 7 | u3 _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza ra-ma-ni-ka | and 1 shekel of silver of your own |
| 8 | i-di-im-ma | he built, and |
| 9 | _zu2-lum_ da-am-qu2-tim | sweet dates |
| 10 | ki-ma _kar_ i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | like a quay there is |
| 11 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz-tap-ra-ak-kum | I sent to you. |
| 2 | ni-di a-hi la ta-ra-asz-szi | Do not abandon my brother! |
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