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VS 16, 155 (P373010)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 155 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373010 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01169 |
| 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' | szu-lum a-bi-ia# ka#-ta# [ma-har ...] | The well-being of my father is at your disposal. |
| 2' | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 3' | i-nu-ma isz-tu babila2{ki#} | when from Babylon |
| 4' | a-na ma-asz2-ka-an-am-mi-di-ta-na | to Maškanammidītana |
| 5' | u2-sze-sze-ra-am | he shall bring |
| 6' | _{na4#}kiszib3_ szu-mi-ia it-ti-ia | Seal of my name with me |
| 7' | u2-ul al-qi2-a-am | I did not take. |
| 8' | u3 tup#-pi2 be-li2-ia | and my lord's tablet |
| 9' | il#-li#-kam-ma i-na la _{na4}kiszib3_ | came and with the non-seal |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | me-he-er tup-pi2 be-li2-ia | in accordance with the tablet of my lord |
| 2 | a-na be-li2-ia tup-pi2 u2-ul u2-sza-bi-lam | I did not send a tablet to my lord. |
| 3 | a-di mu-u2 ib-ba-asz-szu-ma | as long as he lives and |
| 4 | a-sza-ap-pa-ru-ma _{na4}kiszib3_ szu-mi-ia | I shall send, and seal of my name |
| 5 | isz-tu babila2{ki} i-le-eq-qu2 | from Babylon they shall take |
| 6 | a-na {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni la# tu#-uq-qa2-a | Do not approach Sîn-išmeanni! |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] x x x pi2-qi2-su2 x | ... his command ... |
| 2 | [...] li#-ib-lam | ... may he bring |
Sources & licences
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