VS 22, 88 (P373410)

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 13104 + VAT 13154

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
1. a-na a-bi#-[ia]
2. qi2-bi2-[ma]
3. um-ma ARAD2-{d}bu-ne#-[ne-ma]
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia a-[bi ...]
5. lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al#-[t,a-ta]
6. _dingir_ na-s,i-ir a-bi-ia re-esz da#-[mi-iq-ti]
7. li-ki-il#
8. a-na szu-lum a-bi-ia asz-pu-ra-am#
9. szu-lum a-bi-ia ka-ta ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}[marduk]
10. lu da-ri
11. asz-szum _ku3-babbar_ sza ma-har sza-al-lu-rum
12. sza a-bi ka-ta u2-na-ah-i-du-ka
13. ha-am-szi-szu asz-pu-ur-szu-um-ma
14. _ku3-babbar_ u2-ul# u2-sza-bi-lam
15. isz-[tu? ki?]-a-am _ku3-babbar_ um#-mi-a-ni
16. IG x [...]
17. _u4_-ma-at _ku3-babbar_ x [...]
18. i-na-an-na ki-a-am [isz-pu-ra-am]
19. sza-ap-ti ku?-ru#-[u2 esz-me-ma]
20. _ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-ab-ba#?-[...]
21. an-ni-tam isz-pu-ra-am
reverse
1. u2-ul sze-am u2-ul _ku3-babbar_ e-li-ia
2. ma-am-ma i-szu-ma
3. asz-szu#-mi#-ia [x x x] x ru#-ba [...]
4. i-na li-ib-bi#-im# x x x x [...]
5. s,a-bi-it i-na-an-na tup-pi2#?
6. a-na a-bi-ia ka-ta usz-ta-bi#-[lam]
7. u3 tup-pi2 a-na sza-al-lu-rum usz-ta#-[bi-lam]
8. a-bi at-ta e-si-ir-szu-ma
9. _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ szu-ud-di-in-szu-ma
10. {disz}ARAD2-esz3-esz3 _nagar_ szu-bi-lam
11. _ku3-babbar_ i-na ku-nu-uk-ki-ka lu ka-ni-ik
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: VS 22, 88

    [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), 058-059

    [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 13104 + VAT 13154
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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
2018-06-17 at 10:33:31 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, 88 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P373410.
VS 22, 88 artifact entry (No. P373410). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373410 (Original work published 2007)
VS 22, 88 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373410 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 23},
	title = {VS 22, 88 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373410},
}


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