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FAOS 02, 168 (P509712)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Kisurra · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | FAOS 02, 168 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509712 |
| Museum no. | VAT 12707 |
| 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 a-hi-i-ma# | to a brother |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ib-ni-sza-du#-ma# | Thus Ibni-šadu: |
| 4 | _1(disz) gu4_ sza {d}suen-be-el#-i3#-li2# | 1 ox, belonging to Sîn-bēl-ili |
| 5 | mu-hu-ur-szu-ma | received from him, and |
| 6 | i-na li-bi al-pi2 | from the reed-beds of the fallen, |
| 7 | sza a-pil-ku-bi | belonging to Apil-kubi, |
| 8 | _1(disz) amar_ | 1 calf |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-di-szum | he gave him. |
| 2 | u3 sza ta-na-di-nu-szum | and that you gave him |
| 3 | a-na s,e#-ri-ia | to my country |
| 4 | [szu]-ri-a-am-ma | send me! |
| 5 | lu-mu-ur | let me see. |
| 6 | u3 ku-nu-kam | and sealed documents |
| 7 | us,-ra-am | he will return. |
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