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VS 16, 066 (P372921)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 066 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372921 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01192 |
| 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 a-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-[szu] | to the man of Marduk they shall release him |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen#-be-el-ap-lim-ma | thus Sîn-bēl-aplim: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri#-isz# [_u4_-mi li-ba]-al#-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive forever! |
| 5 | lu sza-al-ma#-ta# lu ba-[al-t,a]-ta# | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 6 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi#-iq#-tim | The god who guards you, your head, for good fortune. |
| 7 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu {d}marduk u3 be-li2-ia | Your health before Šamaš, Marduk and my lord |
| 10 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 11 | _{disz}lu2-{d}asar-lu2-hi dub#-sar# erin2_ | Lu-Asalluhi, scribe of the troops |
| 12 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am um-ma szu-ma | he said thus: |
| 13 | {disz}mu-dam-mi-iq-{d}marduk s,u2-ha-ri | Mudammiq-Marduk, the ṣuḫaru |
| 14 | it#-ti _sag-ARAD2_ sza i-na sza-pa-ar <<e>> tup-pi2 szar-ri | with the slave who on the letter of the king |
| 15 | [ut]-te-er-ra-am | has returned |
| 16 | [a-na] babila2{ki} i-li-a-am-ma | to Babylon went, and |
| 17 | [ki-a]-am iq-bi-a-am um-ma szu-[ma] | Thus said he: |
| 18 | [mah]-ri#-ia s,u2-ha-ru-u2-ka#? [x (x) (x)] | Before me, your scepter ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x x (x)] x x x [x x x (x) (x)] | |
| 2' | a-na sze-e u3 _ku3-babbar_ sza x [x x x (x)] | for barley and silver of ... |
| 3' | ma-ah-ri-ka pa-ad-ma _szuku_ x [x x (x)] | Before you ... the hand of ... |
| 4' | an-ni-tum sza in-ne2-ep-szu dam-qa2#-[at (x)] | This is what has been done, it is good. |
| 5' | {disz}ib-ni-{d}suen s,u2-ha-ri a-na ma-ah-ri-ka# [x x (x) (x)] | Ibni-Sîn, the ṣuḫaru-priest before you |
| 6' | ki-ma a-wi-lu-ti-ka qi2-bi2 | Say to your man: |
| 7' | {tug2}s,u2-ba-tam sza a-na _szuku_ s,e-eh-ri il-le-qu2-u2 | a ṣibatu-garment which for the ration of the flock took, |
| 8' | u3 {tug2}s,u2-ba-tum sza _sag-ARAD2_ sza i-na qa2-be2-e be-li2-ia | and the ṣibatu-garment of the slave who at the command of my lord |
| 9' | ut-te-er-ru# | has returned |
| 10' | a-na ib-ni-{d}suen s,u2-ha-ri-ia | to Ibni-Sîn, my ṣuhariya |
| 11' | li-ip-pa-qi2-id#-ma | may he appoint, and |
| 12' | a-na babila2#{ki#} li#-[il]-qi2-am | to Babylon may he take |
| 13' | _gu4 hi-a_ [la i-be-er-ru]-u2 | oxen and sheep shall not enter. |
| 14' | {disz}lu2-{d}asar-lu2-hi _dub#-sar erin2_ | Lu-Asalluhi, scribe of the troops |
| 15' | la i-ta-ar-ma la i-da-ab-bu-ub | he will not return and speak. |
Sources & licences
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