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VS 16, 115 (P372969)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 115 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372969 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07883 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | to the man of Marduk |
| 2 | u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | shall redeem him. |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma ARAD2-{d}marduk-ma | thus Warad-Marduk: |
| 5 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 7 | _a-sza3_-am i-na ma-ru-uq-ni-i{ki} e-ri-isz-ma | a field in Maruqni he conquered and |
| 8 | ki-ma ti-du-u2 _i7_ na-ap-pa-szum | like a tīdû-demon the canal Napašum |
| 9 | se-ki-ir-ma mu-u2 u2-ul i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | There is no reopening (of the case) and no litigating. |
| 10 | _a-sza3_-um sza e-ri-szu i-na x [x (x)] | the field of his interest in ... |
| 11 | [x x x] me-e _i7_ x x x [x (x)] | ... water of the river ... |
| 12 | [_a-sza3_-am szu]-a-ti me-e li-isz-qu2#-u2 | that field may water be poured out. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [x]-tu an-nu-um#?-[ma] | ... this |
| 5 | _u4 5(disz)-kam#_ sza i-[...] | 5th day, which ... |
| 6 | _a-sza3_-am szu-a-ti me-e li-isz#-[qu2-u2] | that field water may they pluck up. |
Sources & licences
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