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VS 22, 92 (P373414)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Babylon · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 22, 92 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373414 |
| Museum no. | VAT 19457 |
| 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 na-hi-mu-um | to Naḫum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu-ma | Thus Nūr-ilišu: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | [{disz}]{d}marduk#-na-s,i-ir _ugula dumu-mesz e2-dub-ba-a_ | Marduk-nāṣir, foreman of the students of the scribal school |
| 6 | [...] x x x x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x x [...] | |
| 2' | u3 asz-szum pir-hu-um _dumu_ ia-HI-rum | and concerning Pirhum, son of Yaḫi-rum |
| 3' | mah-ri-ia isz-ku-un um-ma szu-ma | he placed before me, saying: |
| 4' | ka-ni-ik-szu na-szi-a-ku#-ma# a-na pi2-i ka-ni-ki-szu | I am responsible for his sealing and for the opening of his sealing |
| 5' | u2-da-ar-ra-as2-su2#? u2-ul i-ip-pa-al | he will keep him alive, he shall not find him |
| 6' | ki-a-am mah-ri-ia isz-ku-un | he established it as before me. |
| 7' | u3 pir-hu-um# szu-a-ti# li#-it#-[ru-ni]-ik-kum | and that pirhû-vessel may they bring to you. |
| 8' | a-wa-a-ti-szu-nu szi#-me#-e-ma# | hear their words |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] a-na pi2-i ka-ni-ki# [...] | ... according to the wording of the sealed document |
Sources & licences
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