VS 16, 043 (P372898)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 06071

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-hu#-ni# [qi2-bi2-ma]
2. um-ma {d}za-ba4-ba4-x-[x x (x) (x)]
3. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2#-[ka]
4. _siki hi-a_ sza 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-bi-la#-[kum]
5. i-na 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza-a-tu sza 2/3(disz) _gin2 1(u) 5(disz) <sze> ku3-[babbar_]
6. _numun ga-rasz{sar}_ tu-sza-bi-lam
7. sza _igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_ szi-im-tam
8. tu-sza-bi-lam 1/2(disz) _gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_
9. la-qi2-a-ku a-nu-um-ma tup-pa-am
10. a-na a-bi#-ka usz-ta-bi-lam
11. [x x x x (x) (x)] x x na i-szu-u2
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. la i-sze9-em-me-e 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
3'. asz-szum a-bi#-ka x [(x)] KU? szu-bi-lam
4'. ub-ba# [x x x x (x) (x)]-lam
5'. x [x x x x (x) (x)]-isz
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P372898
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372898

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 06071
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 16, 43

[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, 43

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-06-09 at 09:06:56	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-06-05 at 06:50:23	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-06-05 at 06:45:38	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 16, 043 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372898.

VS 16, 043 artifact entry (No. P372898). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372898

VS 16, 043 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372898 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 16, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372898},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372898},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372898
LB  - CDLI:P372898
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - VS 16, 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372898
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 16, 043 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372898.

VS 16, 043 artifact entry (No. P372898). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372898

VS 16, 043 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372898 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 16, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372898},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372898},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372898
LB  - CDLI:P372898
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - VS 16, 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372898
ER  -