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FAOS 02, 174 (P509718)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Kisurra · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | FAOS 02, 174 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509718 |
| Museum no. | VAT 12701 & VAT 12695a |
| 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}suen#-i#-qi2#-sza#-am | to Sîn-iqīšam |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma szes-pa-tuku-ma | Thus Šešpātuku: |
| 4 | szu-um-ma be-li2 at-ta# | If you, my lord |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ i-te-er-szu-ni-in-ni | the silver has returned to him |
| 6 | i#-na ri-ik-si2-ia | by my command |
| 7 | szu#-la-a-an-ni | send me! |
| 8 | la# a-ma-a-at | I do not know. |
| 9 | bu-li-t,a2-a-ni | his health |
| 10 | szu-um-ma-a-ma-<an> | Šumma-Aman |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-sa3-ka3-ka3 a-ku-ul | I will place, I will eat. |
| 2 | a-di-na-a-an li-bi#-ka# | I am herewith sending to you. |
| 3 | lu-ul-li-ik-la <a>-ma-at | let me go, the land |
| 4 | e-li _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | against 10 shekels of silver |
| 5 | _4(disz) gin3 ku3-babbar_ lu na-szi-a-at | 4 shekels of silver shall be taken. |
| 6 | szu#-um-ma-an _ku3-babbar_ | the name of the silver |
| 7 | isz#-tu u4-mu-u-um | from the day |
| 8 | ta#-ka3#-szi-it,-ma-an | you will tie. |
| 9 | [x x]-x-ma-an | ...man |
| 10 | u3# ku-bu-ta-a-am | and Kubutam |
| 11 | i#-na# pa-ni-ka# e#-te-zi-ib | He has left your presence. |
| left | ||
| 1 | x x x x x-ka# | your |
| 2 | li# x x la# x x e-bu-ti-im | should not ... the cattlepen |
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