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VS 07, 203 (P372423)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Dilbat · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 07, 203 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372423 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06409 |
| 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 a-wi-il-{d}iszkur-ma | Thus Awīl-Addu: |
| 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!(AD)-ta | Be it pure or pure, |
| 6 | _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. |
| 7 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 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 | ki-ma ti-du-u2 _a-sza3_ i-na isz-ki-il-la{ki} a-mu-ur | like a tidû field in Iškila I saw |
| 12 | isz-tu e-s,e-di-im a-na ib-ni-{d}utu be-el pi2-ha-<ti>-ia | From the harvest to Ibni-šamaš, my lord of rebellion |
| 13 | asz-szum sze-e szu-a-ti qa2-du ha-mi-szu | Concerning that barley together with its interest, |
| 14 | a-na li-ib-bu dil-bat{ki} ta-ba-lim aq-bi-szum-ma | to the heart of Dilbat I spoke to him, and |
| 15 | a-na sze-e-ia ma-sza-AH-im pa-nu-szu sza-ak-nu-ma | “To my barley, a mash-aḫum-vessel is placed. |
| 16 | um-ma szu-u2-ma na-az-ba-al-tum ma-da-at | Thus he: the nazbaltu-gift of the land |
| 17 | u2-ul sza na-sa-ki-im u2-ba-ad-di-a-ni-ma | “It is not what the saŋ-drum is to me, |
| 18 | sze-e im-ta-sza!(RA)-AH | he poured out the barley |
| 19 | u3 at-ta ma-sza-AH sze-e-ia ta-na-at,#-t,a#-al#-ma | And yo[u] are the one who keeps watch over my barley and |
| 20 | ki-ma i-di-im a-hi sza isz-pu-ra-am | Like a river bank, the brother whom he wrote |
| 21 | u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am | you did not send me. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na-an-na asz-szum sze-e szu-a-ti | Now, concerning that barley |
| 2 | qa2-du ha-mi-szu a-na li-ib-bu dil-bat{ki} ta-ba-lim# | together with his brother, to the heart of Dilbat you will be glad. |
| 3 | ar-ka-tam u2-ta-ak-ki-il ap-ru-us2-ma | (Sum) After he had strewn a reed mat, he covered it with a cloth. (Akk) After I had made a garment, I covered it. |
| 4 | a-na ib-ni-{d}utu u3 i-ba-asz-szi-dingir | to Ibni-šamaš and Ibaši-ilum |
| 5 | asz-szum _{gesz}ma2 hi-a_ u3 _erin2-mesz_ | Concerning the boat and the troops |
| 6 | a-na sze-e u3 _ku3-babbar_ a-ga-ri-im-ma | for barley and silver of Agarim |
| 7 | sze-e szu-a-ti ar-hi-isz | that barley quickly |
| 8 | a-na li-ib-bu dil-bat{ki} ta-ba-lim | to the heart of Dilbat you will be glad. |
| 9 | asz-ta-ap-ra-am | I wrote to you. |
| 10 | i-na mu-uh2-hi-szu-nu szi-si-ma | “On top of them, šišīma |
| 11 | u3 1(disz) _lu2_ it-ti-szu-nu szu-ku-un-ma | and one man with them put, and |
| 12 | _erin2-mesz_ u3 _{gesz}ma2 hi-a_ li-is,-mi-id | may the troops and boats be gathered. |
| 13 | u3 ta-ap-pu-su2-nu li-il-li-ik-ma | and their supplications may he go and |
| 14 | sze-am szu-a-ti li-it-ba-lu-ni-ma la im-ma-RA-AH | May he carry this barley and not squander it. |
| 15 | e-pe2-esz-ka du-um-mu-qa2-am | Your work is good. |
| 16 | lu-usz-me | let me hear. |
| 17 | sze-um szu-u2 sza ra-ma-ni-ka | That barley is that of your own. |
| 18 | ni-di a-hi la ta-ra-asz-szi | Do not abandon my brother! |
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