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FAOS 02, 153 (P509697)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Kisurra · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | FAOS 02, 153 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509697 |
| Museum no. | VAT 12528 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab) |
| Coordinates | 31.8383, 45.4810 |
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 {d}utu-sipa | To Šamaš-sipa |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ib-ni-sza-du-um-ma | Thus Ibni-šadum: |
| 4 | i-na ma-at ha-la-a | in the land of the share |
| 5 | u3 du6-{d}en-lil2#-la | and Du-Enlila |
| 6 | nu#-ba-tum li-ib-ta#-ia-at | The nubatum priestess is my friend. |
| 7 | [a]-su2-re-e-ma | I shall return, and |
| 8 | u2#-he-su-u2 | they shall cut off |
| 9 | i-ba-ta-qu2-ma | they shall take away, and |
| 10 | me-e u2-sza-ba-lu | I will fill with water. |
| 11 | a-pu-tum | |
| 12 | ha-la#-as,-ka | your share |
| 13 | la te-gi | do not return! |
| 14 | ki-na-te-e | firmly established |
| 15 | u2-s,u#-ur | |
| 16 | i-ti _ugula dam#-gar3#_ | with the foreman of merchants |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(u) 2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 12 minas of silver |
| 2 | le-qe2-e-ma | take, and |
| 3 | sze-am sza-am-ma | the barley of the country |
| 4 | wa-ar-di-ia | before me |
| 5 | u3 a-ma-ti-ia | and my words |
| 6 | bu-li-it, | to heal |
| 7 | _1(disz) lu2_ bad3-an{ki} | 1 man of Dur-An |
| 8 | wa-szi-im-ma i-na _u4 1(disz)-kam_ | that on the 1st day |
| 9 | _2(ban2) zi3-sze 3(disz) ma-la-tum_ | 2 ban2 of flour, 3 balatum-containers |
| 10 | i-le-qi2 | shall take. |
| 11 | szum-ma wa-ar-ha-at-ma# | if after |
| 12 | isz-pa-ar-tam2# | išpartam |
| 13 | i-na qa2-qa2-ri-im | on the ground |
| 14 | szu-li-a-am-ma | Šuliam |
| 15 | a-wi-lam lu-ut,-ru-ud | May a man be released. |
| 16 | bu-li-t,a2-ni | his life |
| 17 | u3 am-tam2 sza i-ti | and a wild bull of a dog |
| 18 | {disz}a-bi-a-ma-al | Abi-amal, |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-ri-a-am | a gift |
Sources & licences
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