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VS 07, 202 (P372422)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Dilbat · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 07, 202 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372422 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06389 |
| 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 ib-ni-{d}mar-tu-ma | Thus Ibni-Amurrum: |
| 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 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim | May the god who protects you, your head, be at peace. |
| 8 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 10 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 11 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 12 | {disz}qi2-isz-{d}mar-tu _dumu_-ka | Qiš-Amurru, your son |
| 13 | ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-am um-ma szu-u2-ma | he wrote to me thus: |
| 14 | _e2-i3-dub_ i-na ne2-re-eb _ka2_ i-bi#-ru | the depot at the entrance of the gate entered. |
| 15 | pa-te-eh-ma sze-um le-qi2 | Take the barley and take it! |
| 16 | _sag-geme2_ u2-us,-s,i2-ir-ma | the slave-girl he made enter, and |
| 17 | um-ma _sag-geme2_-ma | Thus (says) the slave woman: |
| 18 | _1(barig) sze-ta-am3_ szi-ni-szu | 1 barig of barley each |
| 19 | _2(barig) sze_ il-qi2 | 2 barig of barley he took |
| 20 | u3 ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-am | and he wrote me thus: |
| 21 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-wi-lam el-qe2-ma | a man took, and |
| 2 | i-ib-ba-a u2-sza-ap-li-is | he smote. |
| 3 | an-ni-tam isz-pu-ra-am | this he wrote to me. |
| 4 | sze-um szu-u2 re-esz na-am-ku-ri-i-szu | That barley is the head of his namkuri offerings. |
| 5 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ szu-me-li-i | Ibni-Marduk, son of Šumēlī |
| 6 | li-qe2-er-ri-bu-ni-ik-ku-ma | may they take from you, and |
| 7 | sza-ap-ti-szu szi-me-ma | hear his lips, and |
| 8 | a-ma-ti szi-na-ti ki-ma ra-bu-ti-ka | These words are like your great ones. |
| 9 | us,-s,i2-ir-ma | he made secure, and |
| 10 | sze-um szu-u2 _sag-nig2-gur11_ li-ir-szi-ma | that barley, the capital, may he bring, and |
| 11 | t,e4-ma-am szu-a-ti szu-up-ra-am | Send me that report! |
| 12 | a-na sza asz-pu-ra-ak-ku | to what I wrote you |
| 13 | la tu-usz-ta-a | do not abandon! |
Sources & licences
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