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VS 16, 003 (P372860)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372860 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00769 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| 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)
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-ap-pa-a | to Appâ |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ARAD-i3-li2-szu-[ma] | Warad-ilišu speaks thus: |
| 4 | [{d}]utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-[al-li-t,u2-ka] | May Shamash and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum t,e4-mi sza al-li-kam# | Concerning the report that I sent |
| 6 | li-ib-ba-at da-mi-iq-{d}marduk# | the heart of Amiq-Marduk |
| 7 | _e2-gal_ ma-li-ma ma-am-ma-an | the palace, no one |
| 8 | a-na _e2-gal_ u2-ul i-ru-ub | to the palace he shall not enter |
| 9 | tup-pa-am sza me-lu-la-tum | Tablet of Melulatum. |
| 10 | sza al-qi2-a-am isz-te-me | that I took, heard |
| 11 | ki-a-am iq-bi um-ma szu-u2-ma | thus said he: |
| 12 | s,e-he-er it-ti szi-bu-tim | “There is a famine with the people’s |
| 13 | u3 mu-uq-qu2-tim a-na u2-tu#-tim# | and the dowry for cattle |
| 14 | nu-sze-esz-szi-ib-szu | we shall make him sit down. |
| 15 | i-tu-ru iq-bu-szum-ma | returned, said to him, and |
| 16 | [um-ma szu]-u2-ma | thus he: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na _e2-gal_]-lim# lu-uq-bi | I shall speak to the palace. |
| 2 | ki#-a-am i-pu-ul | thus he performed. |
| 3 | at-ta-na-az-za-az | I will stand with you. |
| 4 | isz-tu _kaskal_-ia ma-ah-ri-tim | after my previous campaign |
| 5 | a-na 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ a-na sag-il2-ma#-an#-szum2 | for 2 shekels of gold to Sagil-manshum |
| 6 | [asz-pu]-ur | I sent. |
| 7 | [x x x (x)]-ri-s,u2-szu | ... his ... |
| 16 | li-isz-ta-ar-di-a-am-ma | may he keep me alive, and |
| 17 | li-isz-pur-ra-am | may he send me. |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | x [x x x (x)] al-qi2 | ... I took |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | szum-ma {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni | If Sîn-išmeanni |
| 2 | szum#-ma ma-as2-kum | If you are a slave |
| 3 | [li-il]-qi2-a-am-ma li-li#-[kam?] | May he take me, and may he come |
Sources & licences
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