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VS 07, 197 (P372417)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Dilbat · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 07, 197 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372417 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06221 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Dilbat (mod. Deilam) |
| Coordinates | 32.2961, 44.4668 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-bi-ia | to my father |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}er3-ra-na-da-ma | thus Erra-nada: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | li#-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | [lu] sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty |
| 7 | [a-na] szu#-ul-mi-ka asz-pu#-[ra-am] | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 8 | szu#-lum#-ka ma#-har# {d}[utu u3 {d}marduk] | Your health before Shamash and Marduk |
| 9 | lu da-[ri] | may it be forever! |
| 10 | sze-am ma-la in-na-asz-ru | the barley as much as he will give |
| 11 | t,e4-em-ka u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am | You did not send me your report. |
| 12 | sze-am a-na a-wi-le-e _ugula mar-tu-mesz_ | barley for the man, foreman of Amurru |
| 13 | na-da-nam aq-bi | I said: “Give!’ |
| 14 | u2-ul in-na-di-in | he will not give. |
| 15 | i-na-an-na _1(asz) sze gur_ a-na bu-ra-tum | Now, 1 kor of barley for Buratum |
| 16 | _1(asz) gur_ a-na mu-na-wi-rum | 1 kor for Munawwirum |
| 17 | i-na _e2_ pa-pa-hi-im | in the cella |
| 18 | i-di-in# | gave |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szum#-ma sze-am sza a-na _i3_ | If the barley for oil |
| 2 | in-na-ad-nu | will be given. |
| 3 | la ta-s,a-pi2 | do not cut off! |
| 4 | sze-am szu-a-ti mu-hu-ur-ma | he received that barley and |
| 5 | _2(asz) sze gur_ sze-am sza sze-er-i | 2 kor of barley, the barley of the šerû |
| 6 | a-na _i3_ i-di-in | to oil gave |
| 7 | _1(barig) sze_ 1(disz) i-ni-tam a-na ARAD2-i3-li2-szu | 1 barig barley, 1 shekel for Warad-ilīšu, |
| 8 | i-di#-in# | gave |
| 9 | _2(barig) sze_ x [x x x (x)] | 2 barig of barley ... |
| 10 | li-x [x x (x)] | May ... |
| 11 | a-na _szuku e2_ i-na mu-uh2-[hi-szu] | for the šuku of the house upon him |
| 12 | qa2-ta-am li-da-an-ni-nu | let them give me a hand. |
| 13 | a-na _gu4 hi-a a-sza3 u3 e2_-ti | for oxen, field and house |
| 14 | ni-di a-<hi>-im | <(what have I done?)> |
| 15 | la ta-ra-asz-szi | do not abandon her! |
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