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VS 16, 139 (P372993)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 139 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372993 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07802 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 gi-mil-lum | to Gimillum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ka#-ap-pa-rum-ma | Thus Kapparum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | szum-ma a-na-ku a-hu-ka | If I, your brother |
| 6 | ka-qa2-ad#-ka-a | at your disposal |
| 7 | u2-ul ka-bi-it | he is not bound. |
| 8 | a-na bi-ti-ia | to my house |
| 9 | am-mi-nim | why |
| 10 | tu-usz-ta-a | you sat down, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na sza-at-tim an-ni-tim | In this year |
| 2 | du-um-mu-uq-ka | your strength |
| 3 | lu-mu-ur-ma | let me see, and |
| 4 | u3 a-na-ku lu-dam-mi-qa2-ak-ku | And let me praise you. |
| 5 | ki-ma tup-pi2 ta-am-ma-ru | You will see it like a tablet. |
| 6 | {disz}a-wi-la-tum | Awilatum |
| 7 | sza ma-ah-ri-ka | which before you |
| 8 | a-na s,u2-ha-ar | for the ṣuhar-tax |
| 9 | {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am | Ilī-iqišam |
| 10 | _ugula gidri_ | foreman of the scepter |
| 11 | pi2-qi2-is-su2 | his command |
| 12 | u3 ki-ma ta-na-at,-t,a-lu | and like you keep shivering, |
| 13 | ne-eh-szu | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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