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VS 16, 102 (P372956)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 102 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372956 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07584 |
| 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 ni-szi-i-ni-szu | to his people |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ru-ti-ia-ma | Thus Rutiya: |
| 4 | di-ni u3 di-in-ki {d}utu | Judge my case and your case, Šamaš |
| 5 | li-di-in ki-a-am aq-bi | I said thus: |
| 6 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma szum-ma _zu2-lum#_ | Thus I: If dates |
| 7 | la-a ba-szu-u2 at-la?-ki?-im#? | There was no “seizing-of-the-mouth(?)-demon(?) |
| 8 | i-na-an-na a-na-ku e-ri-szi-ia | Now, I have returned to her. |
| 9 | u3 ma-ra-at-ki e-ri-szi-sza# | and your dowry is hers. |
| 10 | szum-ma _zu2-lum_ la-a i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | If there is no dates |
| 11 | sza _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar zu2-lum_ | of 1 shekel of silver, dates |
| 12 | la#-a te-le-qe2-e-em | Do not take (it) away! |
| 13 | i-na bi-ti-szu | in his house |
| 14 | li-ib-ba-szi | may she be. |
| 15 | a-na ha-bil-a-bu-sza | to Ḫabil-abūša |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk# li-ba-al-li-[t,u2]-ki | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 2 | _2(ban2) sze-gesz-i3_ tu-sza-bi-lim-ma | 2 ban2 of sesame you sent to me, and |
| 3 | [x] _zi3#-da_ ah-ru-as, | ... flour I poured out. |
| 4 | [i]-na#-an-na _sze-gesz-i3_ | Now sesame |
| 5 | _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ dam-qu2-tim | 1/2 shekel of good silver |
| 6 | a-na pi2-sza-ti-ia | to my account |
| 7 | szu-bi-lim | send! |
| 8 | sa-mi-da-am | a samidammu |
| 9 | ki-is-si-bi-ir-re-tim | the Kissibirretum |
| 10 | u3 sa-ah-li-i | and Sahlî |
| 11 | szu-bi-lim-ma _zu2-lum_ | Šubilimma dates |
| 12 | la-a tu-ba-x-x-ri [(x)] | Do not ...! |
| 13 | it-ti a-la-ak-tim | with the road |
| 14 | le-qe2-e-em-ma | take, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-la-kam ep-szi-im | to go, work |
Sources & licences
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