VS 16, 090 (P372945)

Letter tablet excavated in Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 07573

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ta-ri-ba-tum
 en: To Taribatum,
2. qi2-bi2-ma#
 en: speak:
3. um-ma gi-mil-{d}marduk-ma
 en: thus says Gimil-Marduk.
4. {d#}utu li-ba-al-li-it,#-ka#
 en: May Shamash keep you in good health.
5. sza-ad-da-aq-da a#-na# _zu2#-lum_
 en: Last year, concerning the dates
6. sza-mi-im asz-pur-ak-kum-ma
 en: for purchase, I wrote to you,
7. a-na s,u2-ha-ri-ia ki-a-am ta-aq-bi
 en: and to my servants you said thus,
8. um-ma at-ta-a-ma#!
 en: saying:
9. ha-ar-pi2-isz u2-ul tu-ub-la-nim-ma
 en: 'You did not bring them here quickly,
10. a-na qi3-ip-tim u2-ul ad-di-im-ma
 en: so I did not put them out on consignment,
11. a-na u2-mi-im an-ni-im
 en: and up to this day
reverse
  (OECT 16 line numbers: 12-15)
1. u2-ul u2-sza-ab-szi
 en: I have not produced the profit.'
2. t,e4-ma-am ga-am-ra-am
 en: A full report
3. szu-up#-ra-am#-ma
 en: send,
4. szum-[ma] _zi3#?_ szum-ma _i3-gesz_ lu-sza-bi-la
 en: so that I may send either flour or sesame oil.
  rest of reverse blank

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P372945

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 72.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 07573
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) VAT.7573
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 16079

References

  • primary: OECT 16, 47

    [ReidWagensonnerOECT16_2025] Reid, Nicholas, and Klaus Wagensonner. 2025. Letters from Old Babylonian Kish. Edited by Jacob L. Dahl and Heather D. Baker. Vol. 16. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

  • primary: VS 16, 90

    [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, 90

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-10-22 at 14:09:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2026-08-12 at 14:05:47 Vaccari, Stella Artifact metadata Vaccari, Stella Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-06-18 at 08:08:25 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“VS 16, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P372945.
VS 16, 090 artifact entry (No. P372945). (2026, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372945 (Original work published 2007)
VS 16, 090 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372945 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {VS 16, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372945},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372945},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/13/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P372945
LB  - CDLI:P372945
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - VS 16, 090 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 16, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P372945.
VS 16, 090 artifact entry (No. P372945). (2026, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372945 (Original work published 2007)
VS 16, 090 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372945 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {VS 16, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372945},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372945},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/13/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P372945
LB  - CDLI:P372945
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - VS 16, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372945
ER  -
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