VS 07, 198 (P372418)

Letter tablet excavated in Dilbat (mod. Deilam), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 06326

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

81.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-wi-lim
 en: To the gentleman,
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 en: speak:
3. um-ma gi-mil-{d}marduk-ma
 en: thus says Gimil-Marduk.
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
 en: May Shamash and Marduk keep you in good health.
5. lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta
 en: May you be well; may you be healthy.
6. _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim
 en: May the god who guards you
7. li-ki-il
 en: hold your head toward favor.
8. a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am
 en: I wrote concerning your well-being.
9. szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk
 en: May your well-being before Shamash and Marduk
10. lu da-ri
 en: be lasting.
11. asz-szum 4(asz) _iku a-sza3_ {d}suen-i-din-nam ($erased: x$)
 en: Concerning the four iku field of Sin-iddinam
12. sza a-na a-ba-am-ra-ma
 en: for Abam-rama
13. ka-na-ki-im ta-asz-pu-ra-am
 en: about which you wrote to me to make a sealed document,
14. _ugula gidri_ u3 _dumu e2 dub_-pa-a-ti
 en: the captain and the scribes
15. iz-zi-zu-ni-ma ($erased: si ma$)
 en: stood before me,
16. i-na mu-uh2-hi {d}suen-i-din-nam#
 en: and concerning that Sin-iddinam
17. szu-a-ti asz2-si-ma
 en: I spoke sternly.
reverse
  (OECT 16 line numbers: 18-21)
1. 4(asz) _iku a-sza3_ a-na a-ba-am-ra-am
 en: For Abam-rama, concerning the four iku field
2. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
 en: about which you wrote to me,
3. ak-ta-na-ak-szu
 en: I have drawn up a sealed document for him.
4. a-na sza-pa-ri-ka u2-ul usz-ta-i
 en: I did not treat your message lightly.
  rest blank

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P372418

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 81.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Dilbat (mod. Deilam)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 06326
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) VAT.6326
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 16201

References

  • primary: OECT 16, 46

    [ReidWagensonnerOECT16_2025] Reid, Nicholas, and Klaus Wagensonner. 2025. Letters from Old Babylonian Kish. Edited by Jacob L. Dahl and Heather D. Baker. Vol. 16. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

  • primary: VS 7, 198

    [Ungnad1909VS7] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 7. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: AbB 6, 215

    [Frankena1974AbB6] Frankena, Rintje. 1974. Briefe Aus Dem Berliner Museum. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 6. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-10-22 at 14:09:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2026-08-12 at 14:05:47 Vaccari, Stella Artifact metadata Vaccari, Stella Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-06-24 at 08:54:58 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-22 at 07:58:38 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“VS 07, 198 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P372418.
VS 07, 198 artifact entry (No. P372418). (2026, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372418 (Original work published 2007)
VS 07, 198 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372418 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {VS 07, 198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372418},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/13/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P372418
LB  - CDLI:P372418
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - VS 07, 198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372418
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 07, 198 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P372418.
VS 07, 198 artifact entry (No. P372418). (2026, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372418 (Original work published 2007)
VS 07, 198 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372418 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {VS 07, 198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372418},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/13/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P372418
LB  - CDLI:P372418
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - VS 07, 198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372418
ER  -
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