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VS 22, 86 (P373408)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Babylon · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 22, 86 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373408 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13183 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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 a-hi-ia | to my brother |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am-ma | Ilī-iqišam speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | lu sza-al-ma-ta | may it be well. |
| 7 | sza te-pu-sza-an-ni ki-a-am | which you performed against me, thus |
| 8 | isz-tu i-na szi-ma-tim _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | from the price of 1 mina of silver |
| 9 | ta-am-ha-s,a-an-ni | you have struck me, |
| 10 | _1(u) gin2 ku3-sig17_ sza _2(disz) asz-me sa10 1/2(disz) ma-na#_ | 10 shekels of gold belonging to 2 ašme, the price of 1/2 mina |
| 11 | sza u2-te-er-ra-ak-ku-nu-szi | which he returned to you |
| 12 | u3 _1(u) gin2 sza3 sa10 ur5 szu ku3-sig17_ | and 10 shekels from the exchange price of the gold |
| 13 | sza u2-sza-ap-qi2-da-ku-nu-ti | that he appointed you, |
| 14 | na-ap-ha-ru _2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2-ul ta-ad-di-na | the napḫaru 2/3 mina of silver you did not give. |
| 15 | u3 _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar sa10_ qu2-ul-li# x | and 1 mina of silver, the purchase price of ... |
| 16 | sza ta-ad-di-na-ni-[im] | that you gave me |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma at-ta-ma ma-am-ma# [x] | Thus you: "Who ... |
| 2 | an-ni-tam sza aq-bi-a-am#-ma# | This is what I said: |
| 3 | ma-am-ma u2-ul u2-ka-al-lim | nobody will hold back. |
| 4 | i-na-an-na u2-ka-al-li-im | now he will hold. |
| 5 | szu-ul-mu x a-na#-ad#-di-nam | I will give you well-being. |
| 6 | BI il lu sza hu? ru#? [x] HI? | ... ... |
| 7 | ma-har ar-ra-bu e-ez#-ze-eb | In the presence of the herald, he is furious |
| 8 | i-na-an-na {d}nin-si4-an-na-ba-ni tup?-pi2 | Now Ninsiana-bani, the scribe |
| 9 | usz-ta-bi-[la]-ak#-ku | I sent to you. |
| 10 | _1(disz)! ma-na ku3-babbar sa10# [szi]-ma-a-ti | 1 mina of silver, the purchase price of the šimati |
| 11 | u3 _2/3(disz) ma-na_ x ti [n] _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | and 2/3 mina ... n shekels of gold |
| 12 | sza asz-pu-ra#-ak-kum | which I wrote to you |
| 13 | a-na {d}nin-si4-an-na-ba-ni i-di-in | to Ninsiana-bani he gave |
| 14 | i-dam tu-sza-ar-sza-ma | you will cause her to die, and |
| 15 | ka-ni-kam sza _4(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | the guarantee of 4 minas of silver |
| 16 | u2-ul u2-ma-asz-sza-ra-ak-ku | he shall not release you. |
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