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VS 16, 158 (P373013)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 158 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373013 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01212 |
| 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 | to a man |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma lu2-{d}asal-lu2-hi-ma | thus Lu-Asalluhi: |
| 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 pure or pure, |
| 6 | _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. |
| 7 | li-ki#-[il] | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-[ra-am] | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu {d}marduk# | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | u3 be-li2-ia sa-am-su-di-ta-na | and my lord Samsu-ditana |
| 11 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 12 | {disz}u-bar#-rum _dam-gar3_ | Ubarrum, merchant |
| 13 | mi-im-ma _ansze_ i-di-im a-na _ansze-gal#_ | all that he knows to a big donkey |
| 14 | ma-ah-ri-ia il-qe2-e-ma | he took before me and |
| 15 | a-di i-na-an-na _siki_ u2-ul ub-lam | until now he did not bring the wool. |
| 16 | i-na-an-na u-bar-rum szu-u2 | Now he is Ubarrum. |
| 17 | qa2-du _siki_ sza na-szu-u2 | together with the wool that was brought |
| 18 | a-na x (x) [x x (x)]-sze{ki} | to ...-še |
| 19 | is-ni-qa2-am-ma | he approached me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na pa-ni a-hi-a-ti-szu | in front of his brothers |
| 2 | a-na babila2#{ki#} u2-ul i-ti-qa2-am | to Babylon he did not pass |
| 3 | ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-am um-ma szu-ma | he wrote to me thus: |
| 4 | szu-up-ra-am-ma _siki_-ka li-il-qu2-ni-ik-kum | send me, so that they may take your garments. |
| 5 | an-ni-tam isz-pu-ra-am-ma | this he wrote to me, and |
| 6 | {disz}i-na-e2-sag-il2-numun ra-bi-[a-nu-um] | Ina-Esagil-zerum, the chief |
| 7 | u3 x x [x (x)] x _ma2-lah6_ | and ... the boatman |
| 8 | x [...] x | |
| 9 | x [...] | |
| 10 | x [...] | |
| 11 | x [...] | |
| 12 | x [...] | |
| 13 | li#-il-qu2-nim | may they take. |
| 14 | i-na ta-ri-szu-nu | in their territory |
| 15 | a-na _ma2#_-szu-nu ma-am-ma-an | to their boats no one |
| 16 | la# i-sa-an-ni-iq | he shall not take away |
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