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FAOS 02, 163 (P509707)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Kisurra · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | FAOS 02, 163 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509707 |
| Museum no. | VAT 12683 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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#-KUR{+i}-ma# | Thus Ibni-mati: |
| 4 | [x] x udu# | ... sheep |
| 5 | ka-ab-ru-tum | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na adab{ki} | to Adab |
| 2 | x ID ra | ... river |
| 3 | szu#-ri-a-am | a gift |
| 4 | u4#-ma#-am | day |
| 5 | a#-na# mi-ni-x-x | Why ...? |
| 6 | li#-bi#-tu-ni#-im | may they be with me. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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