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VS 16, 157 (P373012)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 157 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373012 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00668 |
| 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 be-[...-ma] | Thus Be-...: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}[marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi] | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2#-[ka] | may they keep you alive! |
| 6 | lu sza-al-ma-ta lu [ba-al-t,a-ta] | be it pure or pure, |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka# [a-na da-mi-iq-tim] | May the god protect you, your head, for good fortune. |
| 8 | li-ki-[il] | may he bind. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 [{d}marduk lu da-ri] | May your health be long before Šamaš and Marduk! |
| 10 | {disz}i-din-{d}iszkur ki-a-am iq#-[bi-a]-am | Iddin-Adad said thus: |
| 11 | um-<ma> szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 12 | _u8 udu hi-a_-ia# sza tu-te-e-er-ra-am | my sheep and goats that you returned |
| 13 | a-sza-ar a-na zimbir{ki} at,-ru-du-szi#-na-ti | I sent to Sippar. I greeted them. |
| 14 | {disz}ARAD2-{d}suen ma-s,a-ar _kar{ki}_ | Warad-Sin, guard of Kar |
| 15 | it-ba-al | he dug. |
| 16 | u3 _{gesz}pa_ sza ak-ki-sa-am-ma | and the “bow’ that I seized |
| 17 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ka a-le-qe2-e | I will take before you. |
| 18 | sza-ak-na-at im-ta-sza-ah | (Sum) The šaknātu-demon has risen (Akk) It has been risen, it has been raised |
| 19 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am | he said thus: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma ti-du-u2 | like a tidû |
| 2 | _u8 udu hi-a_ szi-na-ti a-wi-il-tum i-[x] x DI-ib-lu-ut, | Those ewes and sheep are the responsibility of the man. |
| 3 | il-qe2-e-ma a-na-ku u2-te-e-er-ma | he took, and I returned, and |
| 4 | ki-ma ra-bu-ti-ka qi2-bi-ma | Say to your great divinity: |
| 5 | _u8 udu hi-a_ ma-la il-qu2-u2 li-te-e-er-ru | let them return the ewes and sheep that they took. |
| 6 | u3 sza-at-ti-sza 2(disz) szu-szi _{gesz}pa_ | and her šāttu-gift: two hundred (pieces of) wood |
| 7 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ia u2-ub-ba-lam | he will bring it before me. |
| 8 | i-na-an-na _{gesz}pa_ ak-ki-is-ma <ma>-s,a-ar _abul_ | Now I cut the door bolt and the guard of the city wall |
| 9 | im-ta-asz-u2 | he smote |
| 10 | qi2-bi-ma _{gesz}pa_ ma-la il-qu2-u2 | say: “As much as they took, |
| 11 | li-te-e-er-ru | may they return. |
| 12 | a-na sza# asz-pu-ra-ak-kum | to what I wrote to you |
| 13 | la-a tu-usz-ta-a | do not leave! |
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