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VS 16, 171 (P373026)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 171 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373026 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06723 |
| 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)
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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] szum-ma-dingir | to Šumma-ilum |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk-ma | thus Etel-pî-Marduk: |
| 4 | {disz}i-din-esz18-dar _ugula gidri_ sza _erin2 en-nu_ a-lim | Iddin-Ištar, overseer of the scepter of the troops, guard of the important one |
| 5 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am um-ma szu-ma | he said thus: |
| 6 | {disz}e-t,i-rum _sza3 erin2 en-nu_ a-lim | Eṭirum, from the troops of the guard of the important one |
| 7 | sza qa2-ti-ia | of my hand |
| 8 | ha-li-iq-ma | destroyed, and |
| 9 | i-na dil-bat{ki} ma-har szum-ma-dingir _sipa_ | in Dilbat before Šumma-ilum, the shepherd |
| 10 | wa#-szi-ib | stationed |
| 11 | a-na e-t,i-rum szu-a-ti | for that ēṭirum |
| 12 | gu-um-mu-ri-im at,-ru-ud-ma | I searched for gummurīm, and |
| 13 | {disz}szum#-ma-dingir _sipa_ | Umma-ilum, the shepherd |
| 14 | {disz}e-t,i-rum szu-a-ti | Eṭirum that |
| 15 | a-na _lu2_ mu-ga-am-me-ri sza at,-ru-dam | to the man of the šandabakku who I sent |
| 16 | u2-ul id-di-in | he did not give |
| 17 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am | he said thus: |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...] | |
| 3' | [...] | |
| 4' | [...] | |
| 5' | [...] | |
| 6' | [...] | |
| 7' | [la ta-pa]-ar#-ri-ik | do not be negligent! |
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