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VS 16, 187 (P373042)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 187 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373042 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01251 |
| 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 | _3(u) 5(asz) sze gur_ | 35 gur of barley |
| 2 | _{gesz}banesz_ {d}marduk | the table of Marduk |
| 3 | a-na szu-mu-li-ib-szi | to Šumu-libši |
| 4 | e-ri-ib-ma | entered, and |
| 5 | am-ta-da-ad | I counted. |
| 6 | u3 _sag-ku5_ | and captivity |
| 7 | i-na _{na4}kiszib3#_-szu | with his seal |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ak-nu-uk-ma | I sealed, and |
| 2 | usz-ta-bi-lam | he sent to me. |
| 3 | a-na sze-me-e be-li2-ia asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to my lord for my understanding. |
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