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VS 07, 200 (P372420)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Dilbat · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 07, 200 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372420 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06401 |
| 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 sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to the man of Marduk they shall release him |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ri-isz-{d}szu-bu-la-ma | Rīš-Šula speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive forever! |
| 5 | lu sza-al-ma-ta lu# ba#-al#-t,a#-ta | Be it good, be it faulty |
| 6 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re#-[esz-ka a]-na# da-mi-iq-tim | May the god who protects you, your shepherd, be at peace with you. |
| 7 | li-ki#-[il] | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na szu-ul-mi#-[ka asz-pu-ra-am] | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka# [ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk] lu# da-ri | May your well-being be everlasting before Šamaš and Marduk! |
| 10 | i-nu-ma [x x x x (x) (x)] | when ... |
| 11 | ta-al#-[li-kam] | go! |
| 12 | a-na a-[hi-ia ka-ta ki-a-am] aq-bi-ku-um | I said to my brother thus: |
| 13 | um-ma [a-na-ku-ma x x (x) (x)]-gi-ir | Thus I: ... |
| 14 | sza _1/2(disz) gin2# [ku3-babbar_ sza-ma]-am | of 1/2 shekel of silver according to the price |
| 15 | an-ni-tam a-na a-hi#-[ia] ka-ta aq-bi | This I said to my brother: |
| 16 | a-hi at-ta a-an-na-am | You are the brother of Anam. |
| 17 | ta-pu-la-an-ni | you have sent to me |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na-an-na a-bu-um-wa!-qar _sipa_ | Now Abum-waqar, shepherd |
| 2 | a-na ma-har a-hi-ia ka-ta | in front of my brother is yours. |
| 3 | at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent. |
| 4 | a-hi at-ta ki-ma ra-bu-ti-ka | Your brother, like your great mother, |
| 5 | _numun_ szu-a-tu szu-bi-lam | send me that seed! |
| 6 | i-dam la tu-sza-ar-sza-am-ma | do not let it be forgotten, and |
| 7 | la ta-sza-ap-pa-ra-am | do not send me! |
| 8 | ma-ti-ma u2-ul asz-pu-ra-ak-kum | I did not send to you. |
Sources & licences
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