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VS 16, 022 (P372878)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 022 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372878 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00656 |
| 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 be-el-ta-ni | to Bēltani |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma hu-za-la-tum-ma | thus Ḫuzalatum: |
| 4 | asz-szum t,e4-mi-im sza ta-asz-pu-ri-im | Concerning the report about which you wrote me, |
| 5 | e-zu-ub la sza-pa-ri-ki | “I have rejoi[ced] you without ceasing, |
| 6 | it-ti i-la-pa-ta-ni-ma | with him he shall break, and |
| 7 | asz-szu-mi-ki a-na ba-ri-im | I ask you, to the king |
| 8 | u3 sza-hi-il-tim a-la#-[ak] | and Šaḫiltim I will go. |
| 9 | uz-na-ia a-na ma-an-ni-im | my ears to anyone |
| 10 | i-ba-asz-sze-a-ma a-na ma-ar-ti-ia | there is, and for my tribute |
| 11 | sza-ni-tim-ma-a ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ri-im | Secondly, you wrote me as follows: |
| 12 | mi-im-ma a-na pa-ag-ri-ki | all that to your face |
| 13 | la ta-na-ah-di pe2-er-ke-tum | Do not be afraid of the sceptre, |
| 14 | an-ne-ta-an sza be-el-ti-ia-ma | This is of my lady. |
| 15 | lu-ba-ar-ki sza la-ab-sza-a-at | Let me send you what I want. |
| 16 | szu-bi-li-im-ma | send me, and |
| 17 | ta-ak-ri-PI-ta-am | Takri-pītam |
| 18 | li-is,-ba-tu | may they seize |
| 19 | {disz}{d}a-a-ti-la-ti | Aya-tillati |
| 20 | szum-ma ta-ta-am-ri-szi | If you have seen her, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la ta-ra-szi-i-szi | do not abandon her! |
| 2 | u2-ul asz-pu-ra-ki-im | I did not send to you. |
| 3 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-wi-il-tum | Thus (says) I: the man |
| 4 | sza-ra-as2-sa sza-na-a-at | her second ša-ra-ssa |
| 5 | a-di-ni a-na ne-re-eb-tim | “At the beginning |
| 6 | u2-ul e-li-ma t,e4-em | did not raise a report |
| 7 | ba-ri-im u2-ul asz-pu-ra-ki-im | I did not write to you. |
| 8 | i-na ka-ap-ri-im ba-ru-um | on the threshing floor |
| 9 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi | there is none. |
| 10 | i-na pa-ni-tim ha#-ra#-ni-im | in the presence of the haruspex |
| 11 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) _dabin_ 5(ban2) zu2-lum# | 1 barig 4 ban2 of barley flour, 5 ban2 dates |
| 12 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _sila3 i3-gesz_ i-na-an-ni | 1 1/2 qû of sesame oil now |
| 13 | 1(ban2) _sze-gesz-i3_ 1(ban2) _zu2-lum_ | 1 seah of sesame, 1 ban2 of dates |
| 14 | ub-lu-ni-im 2(ban2) _zi3 gazx(KUM)_ | he brought. 2 ban2 of crushed flour |
| 15 | 3(ban2) 5(disz) _sila3 zi3-gu_ 2(disz) mu-usz-t,a3-tum | 3 ban2 5 sila3 pea-flour, 2 mūšṭatum-grain, |
| 16 | 1(disz) _sila3_ szi-qu2-um usz-ta-bi-la-ki-im | 1 qû of šiqu-flour I sent to you, |
| 17 | 1(ban2) _sze_ 1(ban2) _dabin_ a-na ne-pe2-re-ti-sza | 1 seah of barley, 1 sutu of semolina for her extispicy |
| 18 | s,u2#?-de-e-em u3 ku-ru-ma-ti-sza | ṣudēm and kurumati’s |
| 19 | i-di-in-szi-im | gave to her, |
| 20 | zi-iq-tu an-ne-ki-a-am | “Like a lion in heaven and earth, |
| 21 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | there is none. |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | zi-iq-ti szu-bi-li-im-ma | Šubilima |
| 2 | szi#-qa-am lu-usz-ku-na-ki-im | Let me set you on the path. |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | li-ib-lu-ni-ki-im | may they bring to you. |
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