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VS 16, 020 (P372876)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372876 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00576 |
| 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 ba-li-lum | to Balilum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}utu-ni-szu-ma | Thus (says) Šamaš-nishu: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | Šamaš and Marduk |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | 1(disz) _sag-ARAD_ | 1 slave, |
| 7 | sza a-na szi-ip-ri | that for the work |
| 8 | e-pe2-szi-im | to do |
| 9 | e-zi-ba-ak-kum# | Ezibakku |
| 10 | ma-s,a-ri-szu | his guard |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | du-ni-nam e-x-[x] | Doing good ... |
| 2 | a-na li-<bi> a-al | to ... |
| 3 | zimbir{ki} | of Sippar, |
| 4 | szu-ri-a-am | a gift |
| 5 | ap-pu-tum | Apputum, |
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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