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FAOS 02, 156 (P509700)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Kisurra · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | FAOS 02, 156 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509700 |
| Museum no. | VAT 12682 |
| 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 | an-da-ku-ul-lu-u2# | Andakullû |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) _erin2_ at-ta | 90 troops, you |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) _erin2_ ha-ma-ti | 90 Hamati troops |
| 7 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) _erin2_ la-lum | 90 labor-troops of lalum, |
| 8 | s,a#-ab-ta-ma | captured, and |
| 9 | li-bi-ta-am | a lībitam |
| 10 | szu-ul-bi-na | Šulbina |
| 11 | i-na _u4 6(disz)-kam_ | on the 6th day |
| 12 | _5(u)? GAN2 sig4_ lu la-ab-na-at | 50(?) hectares of bricks should be cultivated |
| 13 | e#-li um-ma-ni-im | above the army |
| 14 | i#-zi-iz | stood. |
| 15 | la# te-e-gi | do not return! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3# a-wi-lum at-ta | and you, the man |
| 2 | szum#-ma sza-pa-ra-am | If a message |
| 3 | la te-le-i | do not approach! |
| 4 | qi2-bi2-am-ma | speak! |
| 5 | ma-ma-an# sza# sza-ka-ni#-ia# | Whoever in the future, at any time |
| 6 | a#-sza#-ak#-an#-ma# | I shall place, and |
| 7 | li#-sza#-li-ma-an-ni | may he make me happy. |
| 8 | szum-ma ma-ar-s,a-a-ti | [If] the limbs |
| 9 | pi2-qa3-a ma-ru-us, | I have taken my share. |
| 10 | be-li te9-re-tim | my lord of messages |
| 11 | lu# ru-bu-'u5-kum | be your hero |
| 12 | ar#-hi-isz _sig4#_ | quickly bricks |
| 13 | lu# ga-am-ra-at-kum# | I want to praise you. |
| 14 | u3 am-ta-am | and a cow |
| 15 | sza {disz}bu-da-da | of Budada |
| 16 | wu#-sze-er | wušer |
Sources & licences
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