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VS 16, 126 (P372980)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 126 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372980 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07702 |
| 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 dingir-szu-ba-ni | To Ilu-šubani |
| 2 | {disz}ZU-na-bu-um | ZU-nabum |
| 3 | u3 {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni | and Sîn-imguranni |
| 4 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 5 | um-ma {d}suen-im-na-a-ni-ma | thus Sîn-imnani: |
| 6 | {d}utu u3 {d}nergal | Šamaš and Nergal |
| 7 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ku-nu-ti | may they keep you alive!” |
| 8 | i-na pa-ni sza-at-tim | before the year |
| 9 | a-na larsa{ki} it-ti-ia | to Larsa with me |
| 10 | ta-al-li-ka-ma | you came, and |
| 11 | _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 sza3_ bi-ti-ia | 1 1/2 sar, the house in Bitiya |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ta-ri-bu-um [ma]-ah#-ri-ku-nu | to Tarībum presented to you. |
| 2 | ad-di-[in] | I gave. |
| 3 | u3 at-tu-nu tu-ki-in-na | And you yourselves established it. |
| 4 | i-na-an-na _1/2(disz) sar e2_ il-te-qe2-szu | Now 1/2 sar of house he has taken. |
| 5 | szi-ma-am ma-ah-ra-ku | the fate of my brother. |
| 6 | li-ib-bi t,a-a-ab | a sweet heart |
| 7 | i-nu-u2-ma i-il-la-ka-ku-nu-szi-im | when he comes to you |
| 8 | _2(disz) sar e2 da_ bi-ti-szu | 2 sar, the house next to his house |
| 9 | szu-tam-li-a-szu | his šutamlīya |
| 10 | li-ib-bi u2-t,i-ib | (Sum) My heart, my desire, I want to bring to an end (Akk) The heart of a man is satisfied |
| 11 | i-sza-ri-isz ap-la-a-szu | Išariš his brother |
| envelope | ||
| 1 | a-na dingir-[szu]-ba-[ni] | to Ilshu-bani |
| 2 | {disz}ZU-na#-bu-[um] | ZU-nabum |
| 3 | u3 {d}[suen]-im-gur-an-[ni] | and Sîn-imguranni |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-ib-ni-a | Sîn-ibnia, |
| 2 | _dumu_ puzur4-dingir | son of Puzur-ili |
| 3 | ARAD {d}[(x)] x | servant of |
Sources & licences
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