VS 22, 85 (P373407)

Letter tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 13157

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. ki-ma x [...]
3'. _abul_ babila2#[{ki} ...]
4'. da-mi-iq-tam x [...]
5'. e-ma-a-sza tu-na-ah#-[...]
6'. sze-am sza _1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ ID x [...]
7'. x ma?-la te ZI? du usz-ta x [...]
8'. sze-am szu-a-tu _szuku_ x x x x UR a-hi-ti
9'. ma-la te-zi-bu sza na-da-ni ad-di-in-ma
10'. i-na li-ib-bi-ia i-ba-asz-szi
11'. i-na _kaskal_-sza ma-ah-ri-ti _erin2_ ha-at-ti-i
12'. a-na _ku3-babbar_ ta-ap-qi2-da-asz-szu-nu-ti-ma
13'. _u4_-mi-sza-am i-na _ka2 e2-gal_ u2-ma-al-lu#-u2-ni-in-ni
14'. i-na-an-na asz-ti ARAD2-ku-bi sza _ugula masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
15'. a-na _2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza ta-ap-qi2-da-asz-szu#
16'. _szu-i lugal_ i-na _e2 szu-tum_
17'. i-ha-ma-ni
reverse
1. i-pa-du-ni-in-ni-ma
2. 3(disz) _u4_-mi kab-tum sza i-na _ka2_-ku-nu
3. ta-az-zi-zu
4. u2-ul iz-zi-zu-nim
5. _ugula dam-gar3_ iz-zi-za-am-ma
6. u2-sza-s,i2-a-an-ni
7. _1(u) gin2 ku3-sig17_ sza ir-ti-ka
8. u3 _1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ ma-ah-ri-szu
9. id-di-in-ma i-ta-pa-al-szu
10. a-na ra-ma-ni-ka la te-eg-gu
11. szu-na-tu-ia da-an-na [x]
12. ki-ma sza la-bi-ir-ti ID x [...]
14. ar-hi-isz a-na# x [...]
15. i-na sza-li# [...]
16. x x [...]
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left
1. [...]-ia a-na _munus_ a-hi-ti it-ta-na-ab-ba-la-nim
2. [...] x us,-s,i2-ir-ma ia-a-ti la tu-sa-ma
3. [...] x ki-a-ki li-isz-sza-ki-in

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: VS 22, 85

    [Klengel1983VS22] Klengel, Horst. 1983. Altbabylonische Texte Aus Babylon. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 22. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: AoF 10 (pp. 49-63), 054-055

    [Kraus1983AoF10] Kraus, Fritz R., and Horst Klengel. 1983. “Spat-Altbabylonische Briefe Aus Babylon (VS 22: 83-92).” Altorientalische Forschungen 10: 49–63.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 13157
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-23 at 16:03:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-06-18 at 01:37:58 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 22, 85 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P373407.
VS 22, 85 artifact entry (No. P373407). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373407 (Original work published 2007)
VS 22, 85 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373407 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 23},
	title = {VS 22, 85 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373407},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373407},
}


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