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YOS 13, 154 (P295871)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 13, 154 |
|---|---|
| ID | P295871 |
| Museum no. | MLC 01097 |
| Collection | J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 | i-nu-ma i-na kisz{ki} | when in Kish |
| 2 | ma-ah-ri-ka asz-ba-ku-ma | I sat before you, and |
| 3 | asz-szum sze-em sza ma-ah-ri-ka | Concerning the barley that is before you |
| 4 | ni-id-bu-bu | we shall speak |
| 5 | _1(barig) sze_ ma-ah-[ri]-ka# el-qe2-ma | I took 1 barig of barley in front of you and |
| 6 | a-szar iq#-qa2#-bi-a ad-di-in | where he commands I gave. |
| 7 | i-na-an-na# asz-szum _1(barig) sze#_ | Now, concerning 1 barig of barley |
| 8 | i-na sze-em sza ma-ah#-ri-ka | At the sound of your presence |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a]-na# ri-isz-{d}na-bi-um | to Rīš-Nabium |
| 2 | na#-da-nim | to be given |
| 3 | a-wi-lum _ugula e2_ iq-bi-a-am | a man the overseer of the house said to me |
| 4 | i-na qa2-be2-e a-wi-lim asz-pu-ra-ak-kum# | At the command of a man I sent to you. |
| 5 | _1(barig) sze_ a-na ri-isz-{d}na-bi-um | 1 barig of barley for Rīš-Nabium |
| 6 | i-di-in | gave. |
| 7 | ze-eh-pi2 a-na szi-bu-ti-ia | “I have sinned against my flesh, |
| 8 | ki-il | |
| 9 | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 15 |
| 10 | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan-a-ni masz2-da-ri-a_ | year: “Ammi-ditana, the king, his statue is an awe-inspiring object. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | AN x [...] | Mars ... |
| 2 | en zi x [...] | True lord |
| 3 | AN x [...] | Mars ... |
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