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VS 16, 011 (P372868)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372868 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00944 |
| 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 nu-ur2-{d}utu | to Nur-Šamaš |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma e-gi-gi-ma | thus Egigi: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | a-nu-um-ma a-wi-li-ia | Now, my man |
| 6 | at,-t,a2-ar-da-kum | I have sent to you. |
| 7 | 1(ban2) ki-si2-bi-ri-tam | 1 ban2 of kisibirītam-flour, |
| 8 | u3 zi-ri qi2-sze-em | and a libation bowl |
| 9 | 2(disz) _sila3_ szu-bi-lam | 2 qû of Šubilam |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la ta-ka-<la>-szu-um | do not be negligent! |
| 2 | s,i2-bu-tum ma-di#-isz | the ṣibtum-offering very greatly |
| 3 | id#-na-szum | gave to him |
Sources & licences
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