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VS 16, 064 (P372919)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 064 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372919 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01491 |
| 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 x x x [x x (x) (x)] | to ...... |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma sa#-bi#-tum#-ma# | Thus Sabitum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi#-ia# da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | May Šamaš and Marduk forever be my friends. |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki | may they keep you alive! |
| 6 | lu sza-al-ma-ti lu ba-al-t,a-ti | be they pure or pure, |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ki s,i-bu-tam ia ir-szi | the god who guards the sanctuaries, he created me. |
| 8 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ki asz-pu-ra-am | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ki ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk lu da-ri | May your well-being be everlasting before Šamaš and Marduk! |
| 10 | ge-er-ru-um pa-ri-is-ma | “Girrûm is swollen, |
| 11 | a-di i-na-an-na u2-ul asz-pu-ra-ak-ki-[im] | until now I did not send you |
| 12 | a-na _munus_ qi2-isz-tum la ta-na-ak-ku-di-im | to that woman do not be negligent. |
| 13 | asz-szum a-la-ki-ni ar-ka-tam ap-ru-us2-[ma] | Concerning our journey, I sent a message and |
| 14 | u2-ul isz-li-ma | he did not listen, and |
| 15 | u3 ki-ma te-esz-te-ne2-em-me-e | and like teeštēmû, |
| 16 | nu-ku-ur-tum-ma ma-am-ma-an ba-ba-am | There is no nukurtu-demon |
| 17 | u2-ul u2-us,-s,i2 | he did not bring out, |
| 18 | i-na na-ab-ri-i it-ti a-li-a-tim | in the quay with the city |
| 19 | sza isz-tu zimbir{ki} a-na du-un-ni-sa3-i-di{ki} | which from Sippar to Dunnisa-ide |
| left | ||
| 1 | [asz-ta-ap]-ra#-ak-ki ni-di a-hi-im la ta-ra-asz-szi-i | I have sent to you. Do not neglect the help of a stranger. |
Sources & licences
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