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VS 16, 124 (P372978)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 124 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372978 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06658 |
| 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-hi-ia | to my brother |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ra-bi-a-at-sza-lu-ma-sa3-ma | Thus Rabiat-šalumasa: |
| 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-lu-um-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | Your purification ritual before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 11 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 12 | u2-ul re-qa3-ku-ma u2-ul a-la-ka-ak-ku | I am not a slave, I will not go. |
| 13 | asz-szum a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um | Concerning Awīl-Nabium |
| 14 | sza a-wa-ti-szu ta-mu-ru-u2 | whose words you saw |
| 15 | i-na-an-na i-IH-s,e-ku | Now he has seized you. |
| 16 | u2 i-na pu-uh2-ri | and in the assembly |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szi-la-ti id-bu-ba | šalātu-disease he spoke, |
| 2 | u2-a s,i-ri-ih-tu | “Ua, the ṣirihtu, |
| 3 | u3 i-na la sza-li-ia | and without my permission |
| 4 | a-na mu-uh2-hi _siki hi-a_ | on top of the wool |
| 5 | il-li-ku-ma | went, and |
| 6 | _siki hi-a_ il-qi2-a-am | wool he took, |
| 7 | i-na-an-na a-na ma-ah-ri-ka | Now, before you |
| 8 | it-ta-al-kam | has gone, |
| 9 | a-wa-ti-szu sza-le-em | his words are good. |
| 10 | i-qa2-ab-bi-a-kum | shall say to you |
| 11 | la ta-ma#-ha-ar-szu | do not approach him! |
| 12 | u3 i-na [mu]-uh2#-hi-szu | and in his wrath |
| 13 | szi-si#-i | šisî |
| 14 | tup-pi2 a-na szi-bi-ia | a tablet for my reading |
| 15 | li-il-la | may he carry. |
Sources & licences
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