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VS 16, 079 (P372934)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 079 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372934 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07545 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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-pil2-{d}[x x (x)] | to Apil- |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i-bi-{d}marduk-ma | Thus Ibbi-Marduk: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | isz-tu a-na babila2{ki} al-li-kam | from Babylon I came. |
| 6 | t,e4-em-ka ma-am-ma-an | nobody will give you orders. |
| 7 | u2-ul ta-asz-pur-am | you did not send me. |
| 8 | _nagar_ la u2-ba-az-za-u2 | the carpenter shall not raise |
| 9 | _kasz hi-a_ i-na ka-aq-qa2-ri-im iq-qi2-a-am-ma | he poured beer on the ground, and |
| 10 | isz-tu _u4# 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_ tu#-ut#-te-e-er | From the 21st day you return. |
| 11 | [szum-ma (x)] x a-ta#-ma#-ar | If I see ... |
| 12 | [x x x (x) lu]-ut-te-er | ... let me return |
| 13 | [szum-ma x x (x) (x)]-_mesz_-ma | If ...s and |
| 14 | la ta-ta-ma#-ar | do not delay! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | as,-s,i2-ir s,u2-ha-ar-sza | I have guarded her garment. |
| 2 | u3 _lu2 hun-ga2-mesz_ a-mu-ur-ma# | and hirelings I saw, and |
| 3 | ri-ip-qa2-ti-sza u2-te-e-er-ma | (Sum) She returned her ... (Akk) I returned its ... |
| 4 | _nagar-SZU_ la u2-ba-az-za-u2 | the carpenter shall not raise a claim |
| 5 | it-ti _nagar_ sza i-na bi-tim wa-asz-bu | with the carpenter who in the house resides |
| 6 | 1(disz) i-ni-tam it-ti pu-ur-szu-mi-szu | 1 i-ni-tam with his son, |
| 7 | li-mu-ra-ak-kum-ma | may he send to you, and |
| 8 | szum-ma a-sza-ri-isz _ku3-babbar_ ha-sze-eh | If as a loan the silver is forfeited |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ i-di-isz-szum | silver he gave to him |
| 10 | szum-ma a-na-ku an-ni-ki-a-am | § 2: If I, your servant, |
| 11 | a-na a-bi-szu lu-ud-di-in | I shall give to his father. |
| 12 | a-ta-ap-pa-am sza hu-up-ti-im | I have smeared (them) with bitumen. |
| 13 | a-na#? E szar-ri ta-[(x)]-ra-mu-uk-szi | To the palace of the king you ... her |
| 14 | ni-di a-hi-im la ta-ra-asz#-szi# | Do not abandon the neighboring people! |
| 15 | sza a-na _a-sza3_-im me-e [x x (x)] | which to the field water ... |
| 16 | u3 _a-sza3_-am [x x x (x)] | and the field ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-li-ka-nam szu-up-ra-am | Send me a report! |
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