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VS 16, 018 (P372874)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372874 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00574 |
| 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 a-ka-ti-ia | for my food |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma me-en-na-a-ma | "How long?" |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | 2 garments, |
| 6 | 1(disz) _tug2 bar-si_ | 1 outer garment |
| 7 | 4(disz) _{uruda}kin_ | 4 copper kettledrums |
| 8 | 1(disz) _{uruda}mar_ | 1 copper ... |
| 9 | 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na siki_ | 4 1/3 minas of wool |
| 10 | i-na ma-asz-li-i | in the threshing floor |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,i#-im#-di-im | ṣimdim |
| 2 | szu#-bi-lim | send! |
| 3 | am-mi-nim ta-ha-ba-li-in-ni | Why did you kill me? |
| 4 | szum-ma li-ib-ba-ki | If your heart |
| 5 | a-na sza-pi2-ri-ia | to my messenger |
| 6 | lu-uq-bi-ma | I shall speak, and |
| 7 | 1(disz) _giri3-se3-ga_ | 1 footstool |
| 8 | li-li-ka-ak-ki-im | may he come to you |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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