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VS 16, 005 (P372862)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372862 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00777 |
| 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 i3-li2-im-gur-ra-an-ni | to Ilī-imguranni |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ni-szi-i-ni-szu | thus his people: |
| 4 | be-li2 u3 be-el-ti asz-szu-mi-ia | My lord and my lady concerning me |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | am-mi-nim# ba-ri#-a-ku# | Why am I unable to sleep? |
| 7 | di-a-ti-i | Iati, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la ta-sza-al# | do not listen! |
| 2 | i-na bi-ti-ka | in your house |
| 3 | ma-an-nu-um be2-ri# | Who is like you? |
| 4 | a-na-ku-u2 | I, |
| 5 | ba-ri-a-ku-u2 | bariakkû |
| 6 | _siki hi-a_ sza AB? NA x | the wool of a man |
| 7 | a-na s,i2-ba-at | to Ṣibat |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ at-ta-na-di-in | I have given the silver. |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu-u2 _ku3-babbar_ lu-u2 _siki_ | either silver or wool |
| 2 | _siki hi-a_ sza 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | wool of 1/2 shekel |
| 3 | szu#-bi-lam# | send me! |
| envelope | ||
| 1 | a-na i3-li2-[im-gur-ra-an]-ni# | to Ilī-imguranni |
| 2 | a-bi-ia | my father |
| 3 | _uzu_ e-s,e-em-tam | an eṣīmtum meat |
| 4 | a-na ki-is-pi2 | for the kīšpi-service |
| 5 | sza a-bi-ka szu-bi-lam | Send me the one of your father! |
Sources & licences
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