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VS 16, 152 (P373007)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 152 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373007 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07557 |
| 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] {d}utu-na#-ah#-<ra>-ri-ma | Thus (says) Šamaš-naḫari. |
| 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 | asz-szum _gu4 hi-a_-ka sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | Concerning your oxen about which you wrote me |
| 8 | it-ti [_gu4 hi]-a_-ia-ma _u2 hi-a_ i-ka#-lu# | with my oxen and the plants they will eat. |
| 9 | [x x x (x)]-ma ta-asz-pu-ra-am | ... and you wrote me |
| 10 | [u3 a-na] s,u2-ha-ri-ka | and for your ṣuharu |
| 11 | [at]-ta#-di-in asz-szum szi-ip-re-tim# | Concerning the work |
| 12 | [sza ta]-asz-pu-ra ki#-ma# ti-du-u2 | As to what you wrote, as you know, |
| 13 | [x x (x)] 2(disz) _gu4_ li-s,u2-[u2] | ... let them bring 2 oxen. |
| 14 | [x x (x) (x)] um#-ma# szu-u2-ma# | ..., thus he: |
| 15 | ma#-am#-ma-an sza szi-ip-ra-am# | Whoever carries out the work |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,a-ab-tu u2-ul i-ba#-asz#-szi | there is no captive. |
| 2 | _gu4 hi-a_ ka-lu-szu-nu | all the oxen |
| 3 | u2-ul re-qu2 | he did not take. |
| 4 | {disz}{d}utu-ku-u2-a-na-ku s,u2-ha-ar-ka | Šamaš-kū’a-nakku is your guarantor. |
| 5 | sza-a-al | |
| 6 | _gu4_ sza sze-ep-szu ma-x-ZU az-zi-iz-ma | I sat down on the ox's ... and |
| 7 | [x x x] x sza sze#-ep-szu ta-ka-asz-szu | ... you will hold ... of his feet. |
| 8 | u3 sze-ep-szu ta#-sza-ka-ah | and you will rub his feet. |
Sources & licences
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