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VS 16, 065 (P372920)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 065 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372920 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00980 |
| 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 be-el-ti-ia | To my lady |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}urasz-i-din-nam | Thus Uraš-iddinam |
| 4 | be-el-ki u3 be-le-et-ki | Your lord and your lady |
| 5 | asz-szu-mi-ia li-ba-li-t,u2-ki | May they keep you alive because of me!” |
| 6 | a-nu-um-ma {disz}su-tu-u2-um | Now, Sutum |
| 7 | _{u2}x x x 1(disz) kasz dida KA-GAG_ | ... 1 cup of dida beer |
| 8 | 1(disz) _sila3 i3-gesz 1(disz) ku6_ s,i2-il-pu | 1 qû of sesame oil, 1 ṣilpu fish, |
| 9 | 2(u) _ku6_ hi-si-i | 20 fish of the hisî, |
| 10 | 2(disz) qu2-up-pa-tim# sza sze-im | 2 boxes of barley |
| 11 | usz-ta-bi-la-ki | I have sent to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sag-geme2_ na-wi-ir-tam | a slave woman a widow |
| 2 | sza i-in-ki mah#-ra-at | who has received your payment |
| 3 | it-ti _dam-gar3_ hi-ri-ma | with the merchant a lawsuit |
| 4 | t,e4-em-ki ga-am-ra-am | Your report is complete. |
| 5 | szu-up-ri-im | send! |
| 6 | u4-um ta-sza-pa-ri | When you send (them) |
| 7 | szu-up-ri-im-ma | send, and |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ lu-ul-qi2-a-ma | I may take the silver, and |
| 9 | lu-ul-li-kam | let me go! |
Sources & licences
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