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VS 16, 148 (P373003)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 148 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373003 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07586 |
| 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-ia-a u3 {d}suen-ip-pa-asz-ra-am | To my father and Sîn-ippašaram |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma gur-ru-rum-ma | Gurrum speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia | Šamaš and Marduk, my gods, |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ku-nu-ti | may they keep you alive!” |
| 6 | tup-pi2 {disz}nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _ugula szu-i_ | Tablet of Nur-ilīšu, foreman of the barbers. |
| 7 | u3 2(disz) _lu2-mesz_ a-na szu-li-ki | and 2 men to you |
| 8 | isz-ku-nu-ni-im-ma | he established, and |
| 9 | a-na sza-pi2-ri-ia ki-a-am aq-bi | I said thus to my messenger: |
| 10 | um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma | thus I: |
| 11 | a-wi-il-tum mu-usz-ke-ne-et | Awīltum (is) muškenûtu. |
| 12 | i-da-at sa3-ka-pi2-im u2-ul i-na-asz-szi | He shall have no claim (against) the debtor. |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ an-ni-im-mi-a-am sza _dam-gar3_ <<UD>> zimbir{ki} | This silver of the merchant of Sippar |
| 14 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ sza {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim | and the silver of Marduk-mušallim |
| 15 | isz-pu-ru-nim-ma | wrote to me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na-ku an-ni-ki-a-am | I, this |
| 2 | asz-ta#-qa2#-al# | I have asked |
| 3 | a-di _ku3-babbar_ a-na be#-[li]-szu tu-te-er-ru | together with the silver to his lord they shall return. |
| 4 | asz-szum ki-a-[am asz-ta-ap]-ra#-ak-ki | Because I have written to you thus: |
| 5 | 1(disz) ba-ar-x [x x x (x)] HI | 1 ..., |
| 6 | u2-te#-[x x x x (x)] _szu-i_ | ... hand-washing |
| 7 | x x [x x x x (x)] a-ha#-szu-ma | ...... each other |
| 8 | {disz}ma-x [x x x (x)] x x-szu | Ma... his |
| 9 | {disz}i3-li2-[x x x (x)]-sza#-an{ki} | Ili-...-šan |
| 10 | asz-szu-mi#-[x x x x x u2]-ul iq-bi-a-ki# | As for ..., he did not tell you. |
| 11 | a-na-ku-ma [x x x (x)] x-a-am | I ...... |
| 12 | pi2-ha-ti a-pa-lam u2-ul# e-le#-e-ma | “I did not see the opening of the cloister, and |
| 13 | a-na mi-mu#-u2-ia ki-ma i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | As much as there is for me |
| 14 | la te-gi-i | do not turn back! |
| 15 | a-wi-la-tim su-ni-qi2-ma# | a man a supplication |
| 16 | mi-im-mu-ia la i-ha-li-iq# | no one shall take away anything of mine |
| 17 | asz-tap-ra-ak-ki ni-di a-hi-im la# [ta-ra-asz-szi] | I have written to you: do not abandon the help of a stranger! |
| left | ||
| 1 | e-li su-uk _{gesz}ig_ asz-ba-a-ku la x [x x (x)] x | I sat on the throne, not ... |
| 2 | ku#-nu-uk-ka-am wa-at-ra-am szu-zi-ba | “I have sealed it with a seal and placed it in a sealed case. |
Sources & licences
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