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VS 16, 004 (P372861)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372861 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00746 |
| 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)
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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 ib-ni-{d}iszkur | to Ibni-Addu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma an-pi4-{d}utu-ma | Thus Anpī-šamaš: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum sze-im sza ta-asz-pu-ra-ma | Concerning the barley about which you wrote me, |
| 6 | um-ma at-ta-a-ma | Thus you: |
| 7 | {disz}an-pi4-sza usz-ta-ad-da-a-ni | Ištar-piša has sworn it. |
| 8 | i-nu-ma {disz}an-pi4-sza _ku3-babbar_ a-na | When Ištar-piša silver to |
| 9 | a-wi-li-im id-di-nu | a man gave |
| 10 | ma-ah-ri-ia _ku3-babbar_ a-na a-wi-lim id-di-in | before me silver to a man gave |
| 11 | u3 a-na-ku a-wa-tim i-di | and I know the words |
| 12 | ur-ra-am a-pa-la-am u2-ul e-le-i | In the future I will not raise a claim. |
| 13 | szum-ma a-na _e2 dingir_-lim | If to the temple of a god |
| 14 | i-sza-ap-<pa>-ru-ni-in-ni | will write to me, |
| 15 | a-pa-lam u2-ul i-le-e | he will not have a claim. |
| 16 | at-ta ki-ma te-le-u2 | You, like a goat, |
| 17 | e-pu-usz | I built. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szum-ma i-na sze-im sza ta-sza-mu | If from the barley that you wish |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ wa-as,-ba-ku-um i-di-in | the silver that I seized he gave. |
| 3 | szum-ma a-na ge-er-ri-im | if for a campaign |
| 4 | mi-im-ma la ta-la-ak | nothing to do |
| 5 | pa-ni sza-at-ti u3 sza-ma-tu | the face of heaven and earth, |
| 6 | u3 mi-lu-um i-na na-ri | and a woman in the street |
| 7 | asz-szum _sag-geme2_ sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | Concerning the slave woman about whom you wrote |
| 8 | szum-ma wi-li-id _e2_ | If the owner of the house |
| 9 | u3 isz-pa-ra-at sza-am-szi | and he sent a message to her. |
| 10 | u3 asz-szum hu-bu-u2-ni | and concerning the ḫubūnu |
| 11 | sza i-na qa2-ti pa-ha-ri | who in the hand of the provincial governor |
| 12 | ma-a-at hu-bu-ni | the land of Hubuni |
| 13 | sza 1/2(disz) _sila3-ta-a_ 1(gesz2) 1(u) szu-szi | of 1/2 qû each, 70 šuši |
| 14 | u3 sza 1(disz) _sila3-ta-a_ 3(u) | and of 1 sila3 30 |
| 15 | li#-qi2-ma szu-bi-lam | let him appoint, and send me! |
| 16 | u3 {disz}ARAD-{d}nin-szubur | and Urad-Ninšubur |
| left | ||
| 1 | t,e4-em-ka szu-up-ra-am | Send me your report! |
Sources & licences
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