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FAOS 02, 164 (P509708)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Kisurra · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | FAOS 02, 164 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509708 |
| Museum no. | VAT 12548 |
| 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 | ib-ni-sza-du-ma | he established, and |
| 4 | i3-li2-i-te-e _muhaldim_ | Ilī-itê, cook |
| 5 | sza ka3-ab-ri-im | of the quay |
| 6 | i-ti-ka | with you |
| 7 | i-ba-asz-szi | there is |
| 8 | szum-ma ta-ra-ma-<ni> | If you wish |
| 9 | a-na s,e-ri-ia | to my country |
| 10 | ri-di-a-szu-ma# | his friends, and |
| 11 | pu-uh!-szu | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na-di-kum | I will give you. |
| 2 | szum-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ | If for silver |
| 3 | ta-sza#-am-szu | you speak to him |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ le-qe2-e# | silver he shall take |
| 5 | a-pu-tum | |
| 6 | _ka#_-ia | my mouth |
| 7 | a-di-in | I gave. |
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