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VS 22, 84 (P373406)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Babylon · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 22, 84 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373406 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13363 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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-wi-lim | to a man |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i-din-{d}utu-ma | thus Iddin-šamaš: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-[ka] | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive forever! |
| 5 | lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 6 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-ti | May the god who guards you, your head, be at peace. |
| 7 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum#-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk lu da-ri | May your health be long before Šamaš and Marduk! |
| 10 | ki-ma# a?-[wi?]-lum#? at#-ta# ti-du-u3 {disz}BI x x x | Like a man, you know that |
| 11 | a-na qi-in-ni tam#-la-tum he-e-pi2 iz-za-az# | He stands at the edge of the sea in a pitfall. |
| 12 | a-na 1(disz) _dumu_-szu hu#-ul-lu-qi2 pa-nu-szu sza#-ak#-nu | to one of his sons destroyed, his face is set. |
| 13 | i-na _e2_-ti-szu i-ru-ba se-er-di e-t,i-ir le#?-qi2? | in his house entered, a seerdi-offering taken |
| 14 | 1(disz) _kusz_ ki-szum sza _na4 za-gin3_ sza-di-i | 1 hide of a kišum stone of lapis lazuli, |
| 15 | _sa10-am3 5(u) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | bought for 50 minas of silver |
| 16 | 2(disz) _sila3? na4_ ki-ir-ba-an _du8-szi-a_ | 2 qû of crushed kirban stone |
| 17 | 4(disz) _gir2 zabar 2(disz)-kam_ ba-ni-tum? _zabar_ | 4 bronze swords, 2nd grade, Banitum? bronze; |
| 18 | 4(disz) _ur5-szu zabar_ 1(disz) sa-as-su2 | 4 bronze nails, 1 sashes, |
| 19 | sza _{uruda}ha-zi-in_ | of hazin copper |
| 20 | 1(disz) HAR#? 2(disz) _ma-na ka-gi-na_ | 1 HAR? 2 minas of lapis lazuli |
| 21 | _1(disz) {gi}pisan_ ka-ni-ki | 1 kanīku-bowl |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(barig) lal3 ZA KUR RUM 4(ban2) i3-gesz_ e-re-ni | 1 barig of honey, ZA of the land, 4 ban2 of cedar oil |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) x li 2(gesz2) asz-la-tum | 90+ x, 200 ašultum-plants, |
| 3 | _2(asz) gur_ a x x x x x x x x x x | 2 kor ... |
| 4 | _1(disz) sag#-ARAD_ ZU-u2-ZU _mu-ni_ | 1 slave named ZU-u-zu |
| 5 | sza i-na _iri_ ba-s,um il-qu2-u2 | who in the city of Baṣum took |
| 6 | _5(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ ip#-t,e4-er _lu2_ x x | 5 minas of silver he has paid, the man ... |
| 7 | x x [{d}]suen#-mu-ba-li2-it, | Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 8 | _3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ ip-t,e4-er _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni | 3 minas of silver he opened, son of Ilšu-ibni |
| 9 | [n] _ma-na ku3-babbar_ {d}tu-tu-na-s,ir | n minas of silver for Tutu-nāṣir |
| 10 | [n] _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza? _dumu_ ku-ur x [...] | n minas of silver belonging to the son of Kūr-... ... |
| 11 | [n _ma]-na# ku3-babbar_ ip-t,e4-er _dumu-a-ni_ | n minas of silver he has paid, his son |
| 12 | [x x] x x _za-gin3 2(disz) ma-na#_ isz#-ku-ru#? | ... lapis lazuli, 2 minas ... |
| 13 | 1(disz) [x] x hu-ul-pa-lu | 1 ... hulpalu |
| 14 | sza#? i-na ba-la-at, tam-la-tum | who in life of battle |
| 15 | i-na asz2-nun{ki} il-qu2-u2 | in Ešnun they took. |
| 16 | tup-pa-ti-ia a-na a-wi-lim a-bi _erin2_ | my tablets to the man, the father of the troops |
| 17 | a-wi-lim ri-isz-{d}utu# _ugula masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | a man, Rīš-Sîn, foreman of the diviner |
| 18 | [u3] a-da-al-la-lu _szu-i_ | and adallalu-sulphur |
| 19 | usz#-ta-bi-lam | he sent to me. |
| 20 | [tap]-pu-ut da-ba-bi-szu a?-na#?-ku#? | I am the one who witnesses his words |
| 21 | [lu?]-li#-ik _dumu_ {disz}{d}lugal-kalag x x | let me go, son of Lugal-kalag |
| 22 | [asz?-szu?]-mi-ka li-id-da-ab-ba | may he seize your hand. |
| left | ||
| 1 | x x x x x x x ul x x x | [......] not |
| 2 | la i-BI x | not ... |
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