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VS 16, 188 (P373043)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 188 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373043 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00679 |
| 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' | [x x x (x)] x ra x [x x (x)] | ...... |
| 2' | [x x x (x)] x x ma x [x x (x)] | ...... |
| 3' | [asz-szum x x]-tim sza ta-asz#-[pu-ri-im] | Concerning the ... about which you wrote me |
| 4' | [x (x)] x-i ki-am ta-mu#-[x] x | ... like ... |
| 5' | a-szar ma-ra-tum um-ma-tim | the place of battle and battle |
| 6' | zi-ra-tim i-ta-na-pa-la | (Sum) The young woman screamed (Akk) She shouts at the young woman |
| 7' | i-na qa2-ti a-wa-ti-ki a-ma-tu-ki | From the hand of your words, your words |
| 8' | isz-te-ne-mi-a ki-ma la be-le-si-na | “As if I were not their lady, |
| 9' | a-na-ku le-em-ne2-tim i-ta-na-pa-la-ni-in-ni | (Sum) I am the evildoer, the one who keeps on seeking me (Akk) I keep on searching for me (var.) |
| 10' | ma-na-am tu-UH-la-BI | One mina of tuḫlābu-salt, |
| 11' | i-nu-ma sza-da-ag-di-im | when Šadagdim |
| 12' | _ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-bi-la-ak-ki-im | silver I sent to you. |
| 13' | ma-an-nu-um be-le#-[si-na]-ma | Who is Belessina? |
| 14' | sza-at-ta-am _1(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar#_ a-ma#-at-ki | In the future, 1 shekel of silver, your word |
| 15' | na-sze-at-ma ub-ba-la-am | shall be brought and brought. |
| 16' | am-mi-in la el-qe2 | why did he not take? |
| 17' | i-na bi-ti-ia zu-ha#-ti#-i | In my house, my limbs |
| 18' | ad-di-ma at-ta-na-ah-la-al | I gave, and I constantly sought out. |
| 19' | i-du-um mi-nu-um sza tup-pa-tim | What are the contents of the tablets? |
| 20' | [sza] hu-za-li-im | of Ḫuzalīm |
| 21' | [tu-usz]-ta-na-ba-li-im | you will keep me alive. |
| 22' | [x x x (x) (x)] x be-el li-ti-ia | ... my lord of justice |
| 23' | [...] | |
| 24' | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [x x x x (x)] _u4 3(disz)-kam_ im-qu2-ta-szu | ... on the 3rd day it fell upon him |
| 4 | [um]-ma at-ti-ma ma-ri a-hi-ia | Thus you, my brother: |
| 5 | [szu]-re-ni-im | šurēnum |
| 6 | [a]-na# ma-ri mu-na-ab-tim szu-ri-im | to the land of the king, my lord: |
| 7 | u2-ul u3-sza-ga-ru-ni-in-ni | did not send me, |
| 8 | isz-tu-[ma a]-na le-em-ne2-tim | from evil |
| 9 | pa-ni-[ki ta]-asz-ta-ak-ni | You have set your face towards me. |
| 10 | a-sza-pa#-[ra]-am-ma a-na a-hi-ki | I will send to you, and to your brother |
| 11 | sza na-[za-qi2]-ki-ma u2-we-di-ki-im | of your nazqīma and uwedim |
| 12 | wa-at-ra-am i-ta-pa-al | “It is enough, he has sworn it. |
| 13 | {disz}{d}utu-i-din-nam i-t,a-ab#-ki#-im#-ma | Šamaš-iddinam did not agree, and |
| 14 | a-na#-ku# el-te-em-na-ki-im | I am your pure one |
| 15 | szum#-[ma]-an la u2-da-AH-is3-su | If he does not release him |
| 16 | u2-ul#-la-ma-an i-bi-ra-ki-im | he did not take away from Ibirum |
| 17 | a-wi-lum sa#-ar u2-se-pi2-ki | (Sum) A man, I have smeared you with dirt (Akk) I have made a man grind dirt |
| 18 | la i-ta-ar-ma la i-bi-ra-am | he will not return and will not come back. |
| 19 | [pa-nu-szu a]-szar-sza-ni sza-ak-nu | his face is set on the ground. |
| 20 | [x x x (x)] x im-qu2-ta-ki-im | ... fell upon you |
| 21 | [x x x x (x)]-ia ha-hi-ki-i | ... my ... is yours. |
| 22 | [la ta-na-ad]-di-ni | do not give me! |
| 23 | [x x x x x (x)]-um-mi | ...... me |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...]-ti-ki | ... your ... |
| 2 | [...]-u2 | ...-u |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | {disz}{d}a-a-ti-la-ti la-ma na-ap-[ta-nim] | Aya-tillati, not a naptānum |
| 2 | i-ta-li-ki-AM a-na s,i-ir a-[wi-lim] | he has come to the rescue of the man |
| 3 | {disz}{d}utu-i-din-nam i-bi-ra-am x [x x (x)] | Šamaš-iddinam ... |
Sources & licences
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