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VS 16, 118 (P372972)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Pī-Kasî · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 118 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372972 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08000 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq) |
| Coordinates | 32.1311, 44.6393 |
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 nu-ur2-{d}utu a-wi-il-{d}iszkur | To Nur-šamaš, Awīl-Adad |
| 2 | _ugula nam-1(u) erin2-mesz_ u3 ma-du-tim | foreman of the command of the troops and contingents, |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {d}utu-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus Šamaš-nāṣir: |
| 5 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ku-nu-ti | may Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 6 | asz-szum _zu2-lum_ sza qa2-ti-ni | Concerning the dates of our hands |
| 7 | _lugal_ ki-a-am iq-bi um-ma szu-ma | The king said thus: |
| 8 | a-ga-na sza _szandana-mesz_ sza im-ta-na-ha-ru-ni-ni | This is what the maids have said to me: |
| 9 | _zu2-lum_-szu-nu lu-mu-ur | their dates may I see. |
| 10 | _ma2-i3-dub 1(szar2) gur zu2-lum_ a-na ki-la-li-ni | a barge of 60 gur of dates to Kilalīnu |
| 11 | _lugal_ it-ta-ad-na-an-ni-a-szi-im | the king has given to us |
| 12 | _1(gesz'u) gur zu2-lum_ i-na tu-ur-{d}u3-gul-la2{ki} | 10 gur dates in Tur-Ugulla |
| 13 | _2(gesz'u) gur zu2-lum_ ma-ah-ri-ku-nu ap-la | 20 gur of dates are due from you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,i-bi-it t,e4-mi-im lu ti-sza-a | May she be the one who keeps the news. |
| 2 | _1(disz) sila3 zu2-lum_ a-na ma-am-ma-an | 1 sila3 dates for anyone |
| 3 | la ta-na-di-na | do not give! |
| 4 | ri-isz _ma2-i-dub_ sza i-la-ka-ku-nu-szi | the reed boat that is with you |
| 5 | _zu2-lum_ li-ki-il-lu | dates may they eat |
| 6 | it-ti _ma2-i3-dub e2-gal_-lim | with the palace boatman |
| 7 | 2(disz) _lu2 szu-i_ u3 2(disz) _lu2 dumu-e2-dub-ba_ | 2 barbers and 2 scribes |
| 8 | sza _e2-gal_-lim i-la-ku-nim | of the palace will come to you. |
| 9 | u3 i-sze-i-pa-ni-{d}utu sza _e2_ a-si-ri | and Išē-ippani-Šamaš of the house of prisoners of war |
| 10 | it-ti-szu-nu i-la-kam | he will come with them. |
| 11 | pi2-qi2-it-ta-szu 1(disz) _udu-nita2_ re-su2 | his allocation 1 sheep, the head, |
| 12 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 13 | ni-di a-hi-im la ta-ra-asz-szi-a | Do not abandon the companions, |
| 14 | sza _3(gesz'u) gur zu2-lum_ a-pa-li-im | of 30 gur dates of Apalum |
| 15 | ep-sza-a | performed. |
| 16 | la ta-ag-gi-a | do not turn back! |
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