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FAOS 02, 177 (P509721)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Kisurra · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | FAOS 02, 177 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509721 |
| Museum no. | VAT 12702 |
| 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# isz-me-{d}suen# | to Išme-Sîn |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma ig-mi-il-{d}suen-ma | Thus Igmil-Sîn |
| 4 | bi#-tum sza-li-im | “Bītum šalim |
| 5 | u3# ki-na-ta-tum sza-al-ma | and the requisitions are correct. |
| 6 | a#-na mi#-ni-im szu-lu-um-ka | What is your totality? |
| 7 | a-na bi-i-ti-ka | to your house |
| 8 | la ta-sza-pa-ra-am-ma | do not send me, and |
| 9 | bi-it-ka tu-usz#-ta-mi-it# | You have sinned against your house |
| 10 | a-pu-tum szu-lu-um-ka | “It is you who makes the šulum-festival come to an end! |
| 11 | szu-up-ra-am | send! |
| 12 | u3 ki-na-ta-tum ri-e#-qa2-a-ma# | and the kinatātu-offerings are taken care of. |
| 13 | _1(disz) gu2 siki_ | 1 talent of wool |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _ugula kikken2-na_ | to the foreman of the mill |
| 2 | isz-pu-ur-ma | sent, and |
| 3 | i-di-na-asz-szi-im-ma | gave to her, and |
| 4 | [x] x x-la-a-ma | ... and |
| 5 | sza la _1(disz)_ s,u#-ba#-tim | of not one ṣubatum |
| 6 | u3 _1(disz)_ szi-li-ip-qi2-im | and 1 šilipqum |
| 7 | <<u2-la>> i-pu-usz | he did not do |
| 8 | u3 i-na-an-na | and now |
| 9 | ki-na-ta-tum | Kinatatum |
| 10 | ri-i-qa2 | |
| 11 | a#-sza#-ar ta-pa-ri-dum! | Ašar taparidum |
| 12 | [szu]-up#-ra#-am-ma | send me, and |
| 13 | [...] x GA x x | ... ... |
| 17' | [...] x [x x] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3# ha-ra-nu-um# | and Ḫaranum |
| 2 | na#-a'-da-at-ma | is a thief |
| 3 | sza-ah-he-e | šahhē |
| 4 | u2-la u2-sza-ba-lam | he shall not bring. |
Sources & licences
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