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VS 16, 159 (P373014)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 159 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373014 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01162 |
| 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}na-bi-um-ma-lik-ma | Thus Nabium-malik: |
| 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] | May the god who protects you, your head, be well. |
| 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 u3 {d}marduk | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 11 | sza in-ne-ep-szu | that he has done |
| 12 | i-na na-am-ra-s,i2-im | in the river |
| 13 | ma-gal sza-ak-na-at | is placed greatly. |
| 14 | a-na# an-ni-i sza a-al-la-ku | To this which I went |
| 15 | ma#-tum gi-me-er-sza | the land of her descendants |
| 16 | i-na-at,-t,a-la-an-ni | he will keep me alive. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _iri{ki}_ a-al be-lu-ti-ia# | the city of my lordship |
| 2 | a-na be-li2-ia a-na sza-pa-ri-ia# | To my lord, to my messenger |
| 3 | li#-isz-ta-a-al | may he ask |
| 4 | {disz}{d}suen-na-s,i-ir x | Sin-nāṣir |
| 5 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}utu [x] x x x | Ibni-šamaš |
| 6 | u3 ARAD2-{d}utu [x x] | and ARAD-Šamaš |
| 7 | be#-el hi-[t,i3]-im# | the lord of sin |
| 8 | a-na x [(x)] x x [x x (x)] | to ... |
| 9 | pi2-qi2#-[id-ma] | take, and |
| 10 | a-na ma-ah-[ri-ia] | to my presence |
| 11 | li-il-[li-ku] | they should go. |
Sources & licences
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