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VS 16, 144 (P372999)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 144 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372999 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07888 |
| 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] szi-na-be-la-szu | to Šina-belašu |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma i3-li2-i-mi-ti-ma | Ilī-imitti says thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu sza eb-bu-bi-im | concerning the son of Nabi-ilīšu of Ebbubum |
| 6 | sza a-na s,i-bi-tim szu-ru-ub-szu | who to the ṣibtu-priestess his name |
| 7 | ta-asz-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 8 | a-wi#-lum sza {d}inanna qa2-ti {d}inanna | a man of Ištar, hand of Inanna |
| 9 | [e]-li#-szu um-mu-da#-at# | above him, he was defeated. |
| 10 | [x x (x)]-ta-AK-szum-ma-a | ...-takshumâ |
| 11 | [x x (x)]-ki-ka il-li-ku | ... went |
| 12 | [(x) qa2]-ti {d}inanna e-li#-[szu] | the hand of Ištar above him |
| 13 | [um-mu]-da-at-ma | he has sworn, and |
| 14 | [a-na] tu#-up-pi2-im tu-te-er-ri-ib | You will return it to the tablet. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szum#-ma# _aga-us2-[mesz_] | If soldiers |
| 2 | ha-asz-ha-a-ta# | from Hašḫata |
| 3 | a-na hur-sag-kalam-ma szu-pur-ma | Send to Hursaŋkalama! |
| 4 | 1(u) _lu2 gub-ba_ li-it-ru-ni-kum | a standing man may bring to you. |
| 5 | a-wa-tum ma-ar-s,a-at-ma | “It is a matter of life and death, |
| 6 | a-ra-am-ka li-ib-bi | May your heart be glad. |
| 7 | im-ra-as,-ma | he struck, and |
| 8 | asz-pu-ra-ak-kum# | I sent to you |
| 9 | lu ti-di asz-tap-ra-kum | I have written to you. |
| 10 | s,u2#-ha-ra-am szu-a-ti | that ṣuharam |
| 11 | la# ta-ha-asz-sze-eh | Do not be negligent! |
| 12 | [x] x a-ra-mu-ka | ... I pray to you |
| 13 | [asz]-pu-ra-ak-kum | I sent to you |
Sources & licences
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