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VS 07, 199 (P372419)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Dilbat · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 07, 199 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372419 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06388 |
| 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-wi-lim | to a man |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ba-as-su-ma | Bāssu speaks thus: |
| 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-a-ta lu ba-al-t,a2-a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,ir-ka re-esz da-mi-iq-ti-ka | O god, your guardian, the one who provides for your good health, |
| 8 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 11 | {disz}a-wi-il-{d}utu a-hi | Awīl-šamaš, brother |
| 12 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ka | to your presence |
| 13 | at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 shekels of silver |
| 2 | ma-har {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _ka-zi3_ | before Sîn-mušallim, the kazi priest |
| 3 | u3 {d}na-bi-um-be-el-numun | and Nabium-bel-zeri |
| 4 | i-si-ir-ku-szu-nu-ti-ma | he defeated them, and |
| 5 | tap-pu-tam a-li-ik-ma | a companion I went, and |
| 6 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| 7 | ni-di a-hi la ta-ra-[asz-szi] | Do not abandon the help of my brother! |
Sources & licences
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