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VS 16, 114 (P372968)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 114 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372968 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07877 |
| 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)
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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 mu-na-wi-rum qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Munawirum |
| 2 | um-ma gi-mil-{d}marduk-ma | thus Gimil-Marduk: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4 | asz-szum ma-hi-s,i-im t,a-ra-di-im sza ta-asz-pur#-am | Concerning the ṭaradīmu-festival about which you wrote me |
| 5 | _a-sza3 umbin_ {d}za-ba4-ba4 u3 ki-kal-la{ki} | the field of the arrow of Zababa and Kikalla |
| 6 | szi-in-nu-um ra-ak-ba-at-ma | šinnum means “to roam. |
| 7 | isz-te#-[en ma-hi-s,u-um] a-na ki-kal-la{ki} | together with the wagon to Kilala |
| 8 | u3 isz#-[te-en ma-hi-s,u-um a-na _umbin_] {d}za-ba4-ba4{ki} | and a third of a masḫiṣu-vessel to the base of Zababa |
| 9 | it,-[t,a-ar-du-ma] | he has sworn, and |
| 10 | szi-in-nam [x x x (x) (x)] | give ...! |
| 11 | u2-sza#-[ar-ki-bu] | they shall remove |
| 12 | ma-hi-s,a-am DA [x x x (x) (x)] | a boat ... next to ... |
| 13 | i-na ma-ah-[ri-x x (x)] | in front of ... |
| 14 | isz-te-en a-na i-di-szu [x x x (x)] | one to his side ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _szuku_ szu-ku-um#-[ma ...] | 'Šuku means 'sushkûm,' ... |
| 2 | asz-szum _siki-ud5_ sza ta-[asz-pur-am] | Concerning the goat about which you wrote |
| 3 | wa-ar-ki tup-pi2-ia-ma an-[ni-im] | After my tablet this |
| 4 | _siki-ud5_ u2-sza-ab-ba-la-[kum] | the goats shall feed you |
| 5 | t,e4-em _a-sza3_ bi-ir-bi-rum{ki} | news of the field Birbirum |
| 6 | ma-la me-e la-ap-tu szu-up-ra-am | Send me as much water as is available! |
| 7 | u3 t,e4-em _a-sza3_ ki-la-nu-um#[{ki}] | and the news of the field Kilanum |
| 8 | ma-la ta-az2-qu2-pu | as much as you desire |
| 9 | u3 t,e4-em _a-sza3 iri_ di-i-im{ki} | and the news of the field of the city of Dīm |
| 10 | ma-la er-szu u3 me-e la-ap-tu | as much as there is of earth and water, |
| 11 | szu-up-ra-am | send! |
| 12 | 1(barig) _za3-hi-li-a{sar}_ usz-ta-bi-la-kum | 60 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Zaḫiliya |
| 13 | wa-ar-ki tup-pi2-ia-ma an-ni-im | After my tablet this |
| 14 | {u2}ni-in-nam u2-sza-ba-la-kum | ninnam-plant he brought to you |
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