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VS 16, 131 (P372985)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 131 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372985 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07886 + VAT 07898 |
| 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 a-lu-u2-um | to the city |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma e-tel-pi4-{d}marduk-ma | thus Etel-pî-Marduk: |
| 4 | asz-szum _szuku_ s,u2-ha-re-e | Concerning the ration of the ṣuharû-priests |
| 5 | sza ma-ah-ri-ka | which before you |
| 6 | a-di ki-a-am be2-re-e | as long as he lives |
| 7 | a-na mi-ni ta-al-li-ik | Why did you go? |
| 8 | i-na s,u2-ha-re-e sza mah-ri-ka | In the ṣuharātu of your presence |
| 9 | {disz}utu-ma-gir ma-ah-ri-ka e-zi-ib-ma | Šamaš-māgir, before you, leave, and |
| 10 | {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni | Sîn-imguranni |
| 11 | u3 a-hu-ki-ni#-im t,u2-ur-dam-ma | and Aḫu-kīnum, send me! |
| 12 | _szuku#_-ku#-nu lu-us,-mi-id-ma | let me establish your status as king, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [lu-sza-bi-la]-ku-nu-szi-im | let me send to you. |
| 2 | i-na mu-uh-hi {d}iszkur-uru4 szi-si-ma | on top of Iškur-uru he set up, and |
| 3 | {disz}a-wi-il-{d}e2-a _ensi2#_ | Awīl-Ea, governor |
| 4 | a-na mu-uh-hi _gu4 hi-a_ t,u2-ur-dam | upon the oxen return. |
| 5 | i-na ma-ah-ri-im isz-tu _iti_ ma-t,i-im | in the past, from the month of Abum, |
| 6 | id-du-nim-ma 1(disz) _gu4-apin_ | he gave me, and 1 plow-ox |
| 7 | usz-ta-mi-tu i-na-an-na ap-pu#-na-ma | Now I am writing to you, and |
| 8 | _gu4 hi-a_ a-na ma-ah-ri-ia szu-nu | they are oxen in my presence. |
| 9 | ul-li-ki-a-am ur-ta-ba-qu2# | After I had brought it to you, I was seized. |
| 10 | i-na mu-uh-hi-szu#-nu szi-si-ma | Be present in their presence, and |
| 11 | t,u2#-ur-da-szu-nu-ti | ṭurdašunūti |
| 12 | [a-na _a]-sza3_ ma-ah-ri-ka la te-gu | Do not approach the field before you! |
| 13 | [ki]-ma la na-za-qi2-ia e-pu-usz | I did as without my permission. |
| 14 | du-um-mi-iq-ma | may it be favourable. |
| left | ||
| 1 | qi2-isz-ta-ka er-sza-an-ni | By your command, Eršannu |
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