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VS 16, 189 (P373044)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 189 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373044 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00958 |
| 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# u-bar-rum qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Ubarrum |
| 2 | [um]-ma# li-pi2-it-{d}tiszpak-ma | thus Lipit-Tišpak: |
| 3 | [{d}]utu# u3 {d}tiszpak li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Shamash and Tišpak keep you alive! |
| 4 | x x-BU-s,i qa2-at-na-tim | ... of the hand. |
| 5 | a-na# lu-bu-usz-ti a-wi-lim _3(disz) ma-na siki_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for the clothing of a man 3 minas wool for 1 shekel of silver |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 _gu2#-un#_-su isz-sza-qi2-il-ma isz-sza-ma | the silver and its interest he paid, and he received. |
| 7 | _siki hi-a_-szi-na ma-har a-wi-lim up-ta-ar-ri-ra | their wool before a man has returned, |
| 8 | is3#-qum in-na-di-ma | he weighed out, he gave, and |
| 9 | _1(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki_ al-ti-mi-IG _1(u) 5(disz) ma-na_ sin-ma-gir | 15 minas of wool: Allim-daʾeq, 15 mi[nas] of sin-magir |
| 10 | _1(u) 5(disz) ma-na_ bur-s,i-ia u3 _1(u) 5(disz) ma-na#_ x x-nu | 15 minas of burṣīya, and 15 mi[nas ...] |
| 11 | a-na qu2-ut-ni lu-bu-usz-ti [a-wi-lim] | for the protection of the life of a man |
| 12 | e-pe2-szi-im ki-a-am in-[na-di] | to do thus he has given. |
| 13 | a-nu-um-ma _1(u) 5(disz) ma-na [siki hi-a_] | Now, 15 minas of wool |
| 14 | usz-ta-bi-la-ak-[kum] | I have sent to you |
| 15 | _u4_-um i-sa3-an-ni-qa2-[kum] | the day he calls you, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _u4_-mi-im-ma szu#-[a-ti] | On that day |
| 2 | ma-asz-tu-tam sza i-na qa2-ti-[ka] | a lot that is in your hand |
| 3 | i-ba-asz-szu-u2 li-qa2-ap-pi2-[lu] | there are, they should strew. |
| 4 | _siki hi-a_ szi-na-ti a-na al-ti-mi#-[IG] | these garments for the goddess Ātim-da''in |
| 5 | i-di-in ni-isz {d}szu-bu-la | gave. The life of Šubula |
| 6 | i-li be-li-szu i-na pi2-szu | the god his lord in his mouth |
| 7 | szu-ku-un-ma ni-szi ka-la-szi-na | place, and all the people |
| 8 | a-na _e2_ i-tur2-ha-at-nu li-ga-am-me-er | to the house of Itur-Ḫātnu may he make firm. |
| 9 | u2-ta-a-am i-na ba-bi-im li-isz-ku-un | May he place (them) in the mouth. |
| 10 | {disz}al-ti-mi-IG ma-har ni-szi | Antiochus before the people |
| 11 | li-szi-im-ma qu2-ut-ni | May he hear (it) and be calm. |
| 12 | a-na lu-bu-usz-ti a-wi-lim li-sze-pi2-isz | May a man make (this) for the life of the man. |
| 13 | ul-la-nu-um _1(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki_ szi-na-ti | After that 15 minas of wool |
| 14 | i-ip-pe2-szu li-ip-tam sza-ni-a-am | a second opening |
| 15 | la# i-la-ap-pa-at u3 at-ta | he will not be negligent, and you |
| 16 | [hi]-ta-ia-as-su2 an-ni-ki-a-am | This is his complaint. |
| 17 | [i-na] e-pe2-szi-im ta-s,i-a-tum | in the work of taṣītum |
| 18 | [x x x (x) (x)] GA# tup-pi2 a-na szi-bu-ut | ... ... the tablet for reading |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [a-wa-ti]-ka# u2-s,ur | I will examine your words. |
| 2 | [_1(u) 5(disz) ma-na] siki# hi-a_ szi-na | 15 minas of wool are these |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | sza u2-sza-bi-la-[(x)]-kum-ma be-li2 ARAD2-sin [(x) (x)] | which he sent to you, and my lord, his servant ... |
| 2 | {disz}al-ti-mi-IG li-it-ru-ni-kum-ma | “Altīmi-da’iq may they bring to you, and |
| 3 | ku-nu-uk-ki pi2-qi2-is-su2 | Seal his assignment! |
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