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VS 16, 172 (P373027)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 172 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373027 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06789 |
| 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-bi-ia | to my father |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma u-bar-_{d}AG_-ma | Thus Ubar-Nabû: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever. |
| 5 | a-bi li-ba-al-li-t,u3 | may their fathers be healthy. |
| 6 | a-bi lu sza-lim lu ba-li-it, | May my father be well, may he live! |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir a-bi-ia ka-ta re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim# | O god, guardian of my father, you are the foremost among the gods. May it be well with you! |
| 8 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | szu-lum a-bi-ia ma-har _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ | the well-being of my father before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 11 | asz-szum {mi2}ni-pi2-tim sza i-na ma-ah#-ri-ia#-ma | Concerning the nipītu that in my presence |
| 12 | ak-lu-u2 | |
| 13 | i-na-an-na {disz}ib-ba-tum u3 ba-ak-ka-tum# | Now, Ibbatum and Bakkatum |
| 14 | a-na ma-ah-ri a-bi-ia it-ta-al-ku-nim# | before my father they came. |
| 15 | {disz}ib-ba-tum szu-u2 | that Ibbatum |
| 16 | x x a-na qa2-ta-ti sza-ka-[ni]-im | ... placed in the hands |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-bi at-ta a-na [x x] | Your father to ... |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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