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VS 16, 143 (P372998)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 143 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372998 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07860 |
| 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)
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 sin-ma-gir | to Sin-magir |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma e-tel-pi4-{d}marduk-ma | thus Etel-pî-Marduk: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk# li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | {disz}qi2#-bi2-szum-ma-ti-kal _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Qibi-šumma-tikal 1/3 mina of silver |
| 6 | a-na sze-e _szuku erin2 sza3#-gu4_ a-na _ensi2-mesz i7_ x-[(x)]-da-tum | for barley, the ration of the oxen-workers to the governors of the canal ...datum |
| 7 | u3 _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na lu2-{d}asal-lu2-hi# | and 2 shekels of silver to Lu-Asalluhi |
| 8 | usz-ta-bi-[il-ma] | he had carried off, and |
| 9 | [sze-e]-szu-nu u2-ta-ar-ra-am#-ma | their barley he shall return, and |
| 10 | szum#-ma# _zi3-da_ i-na ka-aq-qa2-di-im | If flour on the ground |
| 11 | e-em-mi-id-ma# | he shall measure out, and |
| 12 | ub-ba-lu-szu-nu-szi-im | brought to them |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szum-ma {d}na-bi-um-na-s,i-ir a-hu-ka | If Nabium-nāṣir your brother |
| 2 | i-il-la-kam | he will come. |
| 3 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ia t,u2-ur-da-asz-szu | Send it to me! |
| 4 | E-AB sza _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na _siki_ na-szu-u2 | E-AB, which 1 mina of silver for wool brought, |
| 5 | u2-ul il-li-kam | he did not come |
| 6 | E-AB szu-a-ti t,u2-ur-dam-ma | Send me that E-AB! |
| 7 | _2(disz) u8 hi-a_ sza _gu2 i7_ buranun | 2 ewes of the bank of the Euphrates |
| 8 | {disz}qi2-bi-szum-ma-ti-kal usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | Qibī-šumma-tikal sent to you. |
| 9 | _1(disz) sila4_ a-na _szuku_-ia ma-har be-le-et ma-tim | 1 lamb for my consumption before the lady of the land |
| 10 | sza-ka-nim | are placed. |
| 11 | {disz}e-sze-esz18-dar-ab-lu-ut, usz-ta-bi-<<la>>-lam | Ešešdar-abluṭ has sworn it. |
| 12 | _szuku_ li-ih-hi-du-ma ki-ma sza# a-na-ku | May the šuku-offering be joyful, and as I |
| 13 | a-za-az-zu li-isz-ku-nu | May they set up an obeisance. |
Sources & licences
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