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VS 16, 182 (P373037)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 182 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373037 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08045 |
| 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 x x x (x)] | to ... |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma# {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim#-ma# | Thus (says) Sîn-bēl-aplim: |
| 4 | a-na _gesz hi-a_ aq-bi-kum# | I said to you: |
| 5 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _{gesz}ma2_ x [x (x)] | thus I: “The boat |
| 6 | _gesz hi-a_ dam-qu2-tim szu-bi#-[lam] | send me good quality timber! |
| 7 | at-ta qu2-ta-ni sza a-[na x x (x)] | You are our supporter, who to ... |
| 8 | la# i-re-ed-du-[u2] | they shall not be beaten. |
| 9 | [x x] DU x[...] | ... ... |
| 10 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | x x x x [...] | |
| 4 | sza a-na mi-im-[...] | who to ... |
| 5 | x x x [...] | |
| 6 | x x [...] | |
| 7 | [x x (x)] x [...] | |
| 8 | [x x (x)] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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