VS 16, 181 (P373036)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 07559

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
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1'. x x x [...]
2'. ki-a-am ma-har be-li2-ia [...]
3'. asz-szum a-na-{d}marduk-li-id-di#-nam# s,u2-ha-ri#-[ia (x)]
4'. sza isz-tu _mu 4(disz)-kam_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _sipa_ sza x [x x (x) (x)]
5'. isz-tu GIR2-LUM{ki} u2-se-ep-pu-szu-ma i-na su2-qi2-i-im{ki} ik#-lu#-u2-szu#
6'. ma-har be-li2-ia asz-ku-un-ma
7'. tup-pi2 be-li2-ia a-na i3-li2-i-din-nam _gal-ukken_ sza i3-si-in#{ki#}
8'. asz-szum s,u2-ha-ri-ia szu-a-ti u3 i-bi-[{d}]nin#-szubur mu-se-ep-pi2-szu
9'. a-na babila2{ki} szu-ri-i-im asz#-pu#-ur-ma
10'. {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam 2(disz) _aga-us2_ id-di-nam-ma# [a]-na# su2-qi2#-i-im{ki} ni-is-ni-qu2-[ma]
11'. a-na _e2_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur mu-se-ep#-[pi2] s,u2-ha-ri-ia
12'. _lu2_ su-qi2-[i]-im#{ki}-_mesz iri{ki}_ szu-ut# [{disz}]na#-hi-mu-um
13'. a-na e-re#-bi#-im# u2-ul id-di-nu-ni-in-ni
14'. u3 s,u2-ha-ri u2-ra-am a-na u2-ri-im usz-ba-al-ki-tu-ma
15'. i-na qa2-ti-ia i-te-et,-ru
16'. ra-bi-a-nam u3 szi-bu-ut su2-qi2-i-im{ki} nu-usz-zi-iz-ma
17'. i-na _{gesz}tukul_ sza {d}marduk {d}ur-gi7 sza {d}gu-la
18'. u3 {gesz}KU-ul-tum sza {d}da-gan#
19'. ki#-ma isz-tu _mu 3(disz)-kam_ i-na _e2_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur wa-asz-bu#
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1. u2-bi-ir-ru-ma tup#-pi2 bu-ur2-tim szu-a-ti na-szi-a-ku
2. {disz}na-hi-mu-um a-na babila2{ki} ik-szu-da-an-ni-ma
3. um-ma szu-ma tup-pi2 bu-ur2-ti-ka an-ni-a-am be-li2 la tu-ka-al-lam
4. s,u2-ha-ar-ka a-na _u4 2(u)-kam_ ub-ba#-la-ak-kum
5. ma-har ia#-am#-su#-at-nu-u2 sza _dumu-mesz lu2_ x x (x){ki}
6. {disz}ia-[x (x)] x a x [x x (x)] x BU _dumu_ ge6-{d}x [(x) (x)]
7. x x x a-sza-ka x [x x x (x)] x-BI tap-pe2-szu-nu#
8. ki-a-am isz-ku-nam-ma isz-tu# [x x x (x)] x x [x x (x)] x
9. s,u2-ha-ri-ma u2-ul# [ub-lam-ma?]
10. a-na mu-se-ep-pi2-szu x x i-x [x x x (x)]
11. a-na-ku a-na# 1(ban2) _sze_ sza x [x x x (x)]
12. ki#-a-am ma-har be-li2-ia isz-ku-un-ma# [(x)]
13. szi-DI-is-su2-ma ia-am-su2-at-nu-u2 ma-har be-[li2-ia]
14. szi-bu-us-su2 iq-bu#-ma#
15. be-li2 a-na s,u-ha-ar {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir u3 mu-se-ep#-[pi2-szu]
16. a-na babila2{ki} szu-ri-i-im _dumu lu2_ x x x x
17. ki-ma tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am ta-[am-ma-ru]
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: VS 16, 181

    [Schroeder1917VS16] Schroeder, Otto. 1917. Altbabylonische Briefe, Mit Zeichen- Und Namenlisten. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 16. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: AbB 6, 181

    [Frankena1974AbB6] Frankena, Rintje. 1974. Briefe Aus Dem Berliner Museum. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 6. Leiden: Brill.

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-06-28 at 06:12:48 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-21 at 05:03:17 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“VS 16, 181 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P373036.
VS 16, 181 artifact entry (No. P373036). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P373036
VS 16, 181 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P373036 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 16, 181 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P373036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P373036},
}

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