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FAOS 02, 154 (P509698)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Kisurra · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | FAOS 02, 154 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509698 |
| Museum no. | VAT 12535 |
| 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 | _[1(esze3)? 4(iku)?] GAN2# 1(u) 7(disz) sar sig4_ | 1 eše3 4 iku surface area at 17 sar of bricks |
| 5 | szu#-ul#-bi-in# | he smote |
| 6 | um-ma# at-ta-a-ma | Thus you: |
| 7 | i-nu-ma _1(esze3)? 4(iku)? GAN2 1(u) 7(disz) _sar_ | When 1 eše3 4 iku surface area at 17 sar |
| 8 | ta-la-bi-i-nu | they will pay back. |
| 9 | i#-da-an-na | he will give |
| 10 | [a]-na# du-ri-im | in the future |
| 11 | _1(u) 7(disz) sar_ [a]-na#-di#-na-ku-um | 17 sar I shall give to you |
| 12 | a-na um-ma-ni#-im | to the herdsman |
| 13 | ki#-a#-am ta#-aq#-bi | Thus you said: |
| 14 | u3# um-ma at-ta-a-ma | And thus you: |
| 15 | ar-hi-isz | quickly |
| 16 | szi-pi2-ir-ku-u2-nu | your work |
| 17 | gu-um-ra-a-ma | “It is a flood’ |
| 18 | ri-t,i3-ip-tum | riṭipptum |
| 19 | la i-na-a-di | he shall not give. |
| 20 | bi#-it-ku#-u2-nu | your property |
| 21 | ep#-sza-a | made |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-a-am qi2-bi-szu-nu-szi-im | thus say to them: |
| 2 | szi-pi2-ir wa-ra-ah | the šipīru of wāraḫ |
| 3 | i-na _u4 5(disz)-kam_{+mi} | on the 5th day |
| 4 | lu ga-mi-ir | may it be made perfect. |
| 5 | a-ah-ka la ta-na-a-di | Do not neglect your brother! |
| 6 | u3# 1(u) 2(disz) szu-szi _ug3-IL2!_ | and 12 hundred porters |
| 7 | a-li i#-ba#-[asz-szi] | where is it? |
| 8 | 6(disz)# szu-szi ki-in-ma | 6 hundred are true, and |
| 9 | [szi]-ip#-ra-am | the work |
| 10 | ru#-t,u2-up!-ma | is a ruṭūp-demon |
| 11 | a#-hi#-a#-at | dependents |
| 12 | _ug3-IL2_ | porter |
| 13 | pi2#-iq-dam-ma | is to be broken, and |
| 14 | szu#-up#-ra-am | send! |
| 15 | u3 sze-a-am | and barley |
| 16 | a-na si2-ra-a-szi | to her brother |
| 17 | i-di-in-ma | gave, and |
| 18 | szi-ka-ru-um | šikarum |
| 19 | la i-pa-ra#-sa3-am | he shall not release |
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