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VS 16, 146 (P373001)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 146 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373001 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08343 |
| 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 ba-ni-{d}marduk | to Bani-Marduk |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma be2-la-nu-um-ma | Thus Belanum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u3-u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | {disz}a-li2-utu-szi ra-bi-a-nu-um | Alī-ušabši the chief |
| 7 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am | he said thus: |
| 8 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 9 | tup-pi2 {d}suen-ba-ni _ugula gidri_ {d}mar-tu | Tablet of Sîn-bani, foreman of the scepter of Amurru. |
| 10 | il-li-kam | came. |
| 11 | a-na _{gesz}kiri6_ la ta-sa-ni-iq | do not go to the orchard! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-a-am a-pu-ul-szu | “In the same way, I imposed upon him |
| 2 | um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma | thus I: |
| 3 | a-di tup-pi2 _numun_-e-ri | until a tablet of seeds |
| 4 | <sza> sza-pi2-ri-ia | of my lips |
| 5 | la i-li-kam | did not come, |
| 6 | u2-ul e-li | he did not rise up. |
| 7 | a-di a-na-ku a-na _in-nu-da_ | until I to the cook |
| 8 | pu-ul-lu-sa-a-ku# | I am frightened |
| 9 | s,u2-ha-ru sza _{gesz}kiri6_ ta-ab-qu2-ru-szu | the ṣuḫaru of the orchard you will cut off for him |
| 10 | a-na _{gesz}kiri6_ u2-ri-da-ma | to the orchard he brought, and |
| 11 | e-szi-ir tu-ha-la-tim | ešir tuhalātum |
| 12 | il5-qi2-a-am-ma | took, and |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | it-ti-al-kam gi-ri | “He has come, the reed-beds |
| 2 | ha-ra-ni ik-ka-am#-sa | he sealed it with a seal. |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | szu-u2-ma a-wa-ti-i-ma | he is my word |
| 2 | tup-pi2-i-ka szu-bi-lam | Send me your tablet! |
Sources & licences
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