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VS 16, 058 (P372913)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 058 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372913 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01191 |
| 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 in-bu#-[sza] | to her husband |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ia-ab-ku-ba-at-ma | Yabkubat speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum 2(disz) _ansze-kur-ra_ wa-s,i-tim | Concerning the two horses, surplus, |
| 6 | sza re-esz ge-er-ri-im sza kisz{ki} | of the head of the army of Kiš |
| 7 | tup-pi2 ki-ma ta-ma-ra | a tablet like you will see |
| 8 | szu-ri-a-am | a gift |
| 9 | a-na-ku [x x x (x)] | I ...... |
| 10 | a-ma-[x x x x (x)] | I shall ...... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ x [x x (x)] | silver ... |
| 2 | ge-er-[x x (x)] | ... ... |
| 3 | szu-ri#-[a-am] | a gift |
| 4 | 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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