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VS 16, 133 (P372987)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 133 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372987 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07876 |
| 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# {d}marduk-dingir | To Marduk-ilum |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}utu-i3-li2-ma | thus Šamaš-ilī: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | a-nu-um-ma nu-ur2-{d}marduk | Now, Nur-Marduk |
| 7 | a-na# _gi-zi-e3-a_ s,e-nim | to a flock of sheep |
| 8 | at,#-t,ar-da-ak-ku-szu | I have sent to him. |
| 9 | 5(disz) s,u2-ha-ri-ka | 5 (pieces of) ṣuharika-wood |
| 10 | i-di-szum-ma | gave him, and |
| 11 | a-na du-un-nim | to Dunnum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | usz#-qe2#-le#-pu-szu | they have made him perform |
| 2 | ap-pu-tum | Apputum, |
| 3 | asz-tap-ra-kum | I sent to you. |
| 4 | u2-ul ta-be2-ra | do not turn back! |
| 5 | la ta-qa2-bi | do not say, |
Sources & licences
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