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VS 16, 162 (P373017)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 162 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373017 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07885 |
| 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 {d}suen-ma-[gir] | to Sîn-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 | _5(barig) 2(ban2) sze szuku erin2 {gi}dusu_ | 5 barig 2 ban2 barley, prebend of the šuku-troops of reed bundles |
| 6 | sza szum-ma-la-{d}marduk-ma-an | of Šumma-la-Marduk-man, |
| 7 | i-zi-ba-kum | Iziba-kum |
| 8 | a-na _szuku erin2_ a-na lu2-{d}asal-lu2-hi | for the ration of the troops for Lu-Asalluhi |
| 9 | i-di-in | gave. |
| 10 | _szuku erin2_ la tu-pa-ar-ra-ar | the prebend of the troops you shall not release. |
| 11 | ne-me-et-tam la tu-sza-ar-sza#-szu-nu-ti | You should not make them ill with fear. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi-in-de _sze szuku_ i-ha-asz-sze-hu | what barley they shall weigh out as rations? |
| 2 | _sze szuku_ ma-har du-um-mu#-uq-{d}na-bi-um-ra-bi | barley prebend before Dummuq-Nabium-rabi |
| 3 | i-di-isz-szu-nu-szi-im | gave to them |
| 4 | ne-me-et#-tam# la# tu-sza-ar#-sza-szu-nu-ti | You shall not make them ill with fear. |
Sources & licences
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