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VS 16, 160 (P373015)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 160 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373015 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00973 |
| 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 da-an-e-re-sa3 | for her own life |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-di-du-um-ma | Adīdum speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-[ki] | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum t,e4-em sze-im | Concerning the news of the barley |
| 6 | sza dumu-{d}nin-tu ta-asz-pu-[ri-im] | of Dumu-Nintu you wrote me |
| 7 | _sze_ sza a-pa-al a-wi-lim | the barley of the mouth of a man |
| 8 | u3 i-di _sag-geme2_ | and the rent of the slave woman |
| 9 | i-na u2-ri-im-ma | in the city |
| 10 | sa-ri-iq | |
| 11 | u3 at-ti ti-de-e | and you know, |
| 12 | ki-ma i-na u2-ri-im-ma | like in the city |
| 13 | sa-ar-qu2 | sa-arqu, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-wi-lum ra-hi-im-ki | “Woman, your love-making |
| 2 | ma#-ti#-ma x x al-IH | Nobody ... |
| 3 | li-li-ka-am | may he come. |
| 4 | szum-ma la ki-a-am | If not, |
| 5 | at-ta [x] x x [x] x | You ...... |
| 6 | sze-am sza _lu2-mesz# sze-sag11#-ku5_ | barley of the harvesters |
| 7 | x x x x x x x x | |
| 8 | sza qi2-isz#-ti# _lu2 sze-sag11-ku5_ | of the gift of the sagku-priest |
| 9 | u3 _2(disz) lu2-mesz_ a-hu-tim | and 2 brothers |
| 10 | a-ni-mu-ti-in | Animutin |
| 11 | tu-ri-im-ma | return, and |
| 12 | sze-a-am mu-uh-ri | barley received |
| 13 | asz-szum a-gi-ir-tim | Concerning the agirtum |
| 14 | a-ni-mi-tim | Animmitum |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza a-wa-ti-sza a-na ga-gi-im ga-am-ra-ti# | of her words to the great scepter |
| 2 | ti-de-e la te-ru-bi-ma la ta-mu-ri# | Do not enter and do not see! |
| 3 | a-mi-ni t,e4-em-sza la ta#-asz-pu-[ri] | Why did you not send me her report? |
Sources & licences
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