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VS 16, 057 (P372912)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 057 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372912 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00696 |
| 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 i-pi2-iq-sza qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to her heroism, |
| 2 | um-ma ur-{d}kal-kal-ma | thus Ur-Kalkal: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4 | asz-szum t,e4-mi-im sza ki-a-am ta-aq-bi-a-am | Concerning the report about which you spoke thus: |
| 5 | um-ma at-ta-a-ma isz-te-en ta-ak-lam | “You are the one who trusts in me. |
| 6 | szu-up-ra-am-ma _sze-gesz-i3_ li-il-qu2-ni-ik-kum | send me, so that they may take the sesame. |
| 7 | a-nu-um-ma {disz}{d}marduk-na-s,i-ir | Now, Marduk-nāṣir |
| 8 | at,-t,ar-da-ak-kum | I have sent to you. |
| 9 | a-wi-lum sza asz-pu-ra-ak-kum | the man about whom I wrote to you |
| 10 | a-wi-il s,i-bu-tim la ik-ka-al-la-am | (Sum) The man did not eat the food of the mountain(?) (Akk) The men of the mountains did not drink the food |
| 11 | e-nu#-ma ta-t,a2-ra-da-asz-szu | When you have sent him |
| 12 | isz-te-en ta-ak-la-am | the other side of the river |
| 13 | ka-am it-ti-szu t,u2-ur-da-am-ma | “You are the one with him. Send me a report! |
| 14 | szu-ta-as,-bi-ta-szu-nu-ti-ma | [šu]taṣb[i]tte them, and |
| 15 | t,u2-ur-da-asz-szu-nu-ti | Ṭurdašūti, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-wi-lum ku-um | and a man instead |
| 2 | sza it-ti {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir | who with Marduk-nāṣir |
| 3 | i-la-kam s,i-bu-ut ta-sza-pa-ra-am | “He is coming, you will send me a message. |
| 4 | a-na s,e-ri-ka lu-sza-bi-la-asz-szu | Let him send him to your country. |
| 5 | s,i-bu-tum i-na qa2-ti-ia | “The ṣibtu-priestess in my hand |
| 6 | am-szi-ma u2-ul aq-bi-kum | I did not speak to you, |
| 7 | bi-tam e-pu-usz bi-la-at a-ri | “I built a house, I surrounded it with a moat. |
| 8 | bi-la-at zi-i 1(disz) szu-szi zi-na-am wa-s,i-tam | “The life of one man, the life of a widow, |
| 9 | u3 1(disz) _{gesz}ig_ szu-bi-lam | and 1 door of Šubilam |
| 10 | _ku3-ga 1(disz) {gesz}ig_ lu-sza-bi-la-kum | of silver 1 door I shall send to you |
| 11 | u3 s,u2-ba-tam sza ta-aq-bu-u2 | and the ṣubātu that you said |
| 12 | am-mi-ni la te-el-qi2 | Why did you not take? |
| 13 | wa-ar-ki a-nu-mi-szu _u4 2(disz)-kam_ tu-szi-ib | After that, on the 2nd day, you sat |
| 14 | s,i-bu-ut-ka u2-ul te-el-qi2 | You will not take your inheritance. |
| 15 | s,i-bu-ut-ka ma-la ha#-asz2#-ha-ti | Your anger is as much as your rage. |
| 16 | szu-up-ra-am-ma lu-sza-bi-la-kum | Send me, so I can send you. |
| 17 | a-na a-wa-at bi-ti-i sza at-ta | Concerning the matter of the house that you |
| 18 | u3 {disz}il-lu-ra-tum | and Illūratum |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | ta#-ad-bu-ba mu-s,a-sza isz-te-me | She spoke to her husband, she heard |
| 2 | [wa]-ar-ka-sa3 a-pa-ra-sa-am-ma | “I want to smite her, I want to rub her, |
| 3 | a-wa-at ha-de-e-ka | the word of your favor |
| 4 | a-sza-pa-ra-ak-kum | I will send to you. |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | sa-an-ku-ut-ti _sze-gesz-i3_ | sankūti of sesame |
| 2 | i-na qu2-up-pi2-im | in a box |
| 3 | ku-un-[kam]-ma | it is the twelfth |
| 4 | szu-bi#-lam# | send me! |
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