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VS 16, 135 (P372989)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 135 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372989 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06431 |
| 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-bi-ia | to my father |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _ARAD2_-i3-li2-szu-ma | thus Warad-ilišu: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever. |
| 5 | [a]-bi# ka-ta li-ba-al-li-t,u2# | May their fathers live in your mouth. |
| 6 | a-bi at-ta# lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | You, my father, be well, be healthy! |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,i#-[ir-ka] re-esz a-bi-ia a-na da-mi-iq-tim | May god protect you, my father, for good fortune! |
| 8 | [li-ki]-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | [a-na szu-lum a-bi]-ia asz-pu#-ra#-am | for the well-being of my father I wrote. |
| 10 | [szu-lum] a-bi-ia ka-ta ma-har _{d}utu_ u3 _[{d}marduk_ lu da]-ri | May the well-being of my father be forever before Šamaš and Marduk. |
| 11 | [ki-ma] te-esz-mu-u2 sza-at-tam a-na _nig2-x_ [(x)] | As soon as he hears the news, to ... |
| 12 | [na]-da-a-nim | to be given |
| 13 | [x x (x)]-ra# _munu4 bappir_ u3 te-er x x _NIG2_ [(x)] | ... beer beer and ... ... |
| 14 | [x x (x)]-ku-u2 as,-mi-id-ma | ... I saw ... and |
| 15 | [x x x (x) (x)] u2-ka#-a-al# | ... he will hold |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [... x]-KI-il-ma | ... ... and |
| 2' | [...] x-ad-di-in | ... gave |
| 3' | [x x x x (x) (x)] _iti 1(disz)-kam_ ha-ad-de-ta | ... 1st month of Hadid, |
| 4' | [x x x x (x)] i-na na-ri-t,i-im na-di-[a-ku] | ... I am ... in a trap. |
| 5' | [u3 (x)] i-na di-im-ma-tim u3 bi-ki-tim | and ... in battle and battle |
| 6' | [(x) (x) a]-ta#-szu-usz | ... I have examined |
| 7' | [(x) an]-ni#-tum i-t,i-ba-am-ma | ... this ... he weighed out and |
| 8' | [i-na] a-la-ki-ia tup-pi2 a-na _{d}inanna_ be-el#-[ti-ia] | while I was on my way a tablet to Ištar my lady |
| 9' | [x x x (x)] a-wi-le-e szu#-u2-ut _e2_-ti-ia | ... the man of my house |
| 10' | [...] | |
| 11' | a-na-ku u3 at#-ta# [x x x x x] | I and you ...... |
| 12' | {disz}{mi2}ri-im-tum a-ha-ti [x x x] | Rīmtum, the rival |
| 13' | ki-ma ra-bu-ti-[ka] | like your great divinity |
| 14' | [a]-na# a-wi-le-e szu-u2-ut [_e2_]-ti#-ia | to the man of my household |
| 15' | [x x]-bu# ni-ra-am pu-ut,-t,e4#-er | ... release my guilt. |
| 16' | [x x (x)] be-el-ti li-sza-asz-mu-u2 | ... may my lady hear. |
| 17' | [(x) i-na] si#-ma-ak-ki-im ma-har _{d}inanna_ | ... in the assembly before Ištar |
| 18' | [li]-isz-sza-ki-in-ma | may he establish, and |
| 19' | [x x x] x be-el-ti-ia li-ik-szu-da-an-ni-ma | ... my lady, may they bind me and |
| 20' | [x x x x x] lu-ud-lu-ul | Let me sing ...... |
| 21' | [x x x x] x sza u2-sza-bi-lam | ... which he sent |
| 22' | [x x] ku#-nu-uk-ki-ia a-na a-wi-le-e | ... my seals to the man |
| 23' | pu#-uq-qi2-id-ma | shall be weighed out, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
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