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AS 16, 235 (P497776)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AS 16, 235 |
|---|---|
| ID | P497776 |
| Museum no. | BM 080318 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 | i-nu-ma be-li2 {gi!}di-pa-ar _ku3-sig17_ | When my lord the gold scepter |
| 2 | a-na zimbir{ki} isz-szu-u2 | to Sippar took |
| 3 | mi-sza-ra-am a-na {d}utu ra-i-mi-szu isz#-[ku]-nu-ma | a tribute to Šamaš his love they established, and |
| 4 | {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum sza-pi2-ir _aga-us2-mesz_ | Tarībatum, the šapir of soldiers |
| 5 | _di-ku5-mesz_ babila2{ki} u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki} | judges of Babylon and judges of Sippar |
| 6 | i-na zimbir{ki} u2-sze-szi-bu-ma | in Sippar they settled, and |
| 7 | di-na-a-tim sza _lu2_ zimbir{ki} i-mu-ru-ma | the lawsuits of the man of Sippar saw, and |
| 8 | tup-pa-at szi-ma-tim sza _a-sza3 e2_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ isz-mu-ma | a tablet of the fates of the field, house and orchard heard, and |
| 9 | sza i-na mi-sza-ri wa-s,i-a u2-he-ep-pu-u2 | (Sum) The one who breaks through the cracks of my flesh (Akk) Who breaks through my cracks in my flesh |
| 10 | _3(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ li-ib-bu zimbir#{ki#} ia-ah-ru-rum | a built house plot of 3 sar in the middle of Sippar Yaḫrurum |
| 11 | a-na pi2-i tup-pi2 um-ma-ti szu [x x x] im ZI isz ta? mu | according to the wording of the original tablet ... |
| 12 | i-na _mu bad3_ kisz{ki} a x [x x x] DISZ x x x x | in the year: “The wall of Kiš ... |
| 13 | _e2_-am szu-a-ti x x x [...] x | that house ... ... |
| 14 | a-na-ku u3 be-el a-[...] x | I and my lord |
| 15 | u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ [...] | and judges ... |
| 16 | tup-pi2 szi-ma-ti# [...] | The tablet of fates |
| 17 | ki-ma _dub_ [...] ih#-pu-ma | Like a tablet .... |
| 18 | _dub_ x [x] x [...] | Tablet ... ... |
| 19 | u3 x [...] BU | and ... |
| 20 | x [...] | |
| 21 | [...] x | |
| 22 | x [...] x | |
| 23 | a-na [...] x x | to ... |
| 24 | [...] x la | ... not |
| 25 | [...] i-ru-ma | ... entered and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x] x A {disz}gi!-mil-lum _gala_ x [...] | ... descendant of Gimillum, chief ... |
| 2 | [x x x x x] _{gesz}banszur_ sza-lim-t,e4-eh-hu-szu | ... a table for his šalimṭūḫu service |
| 3 | [x x x x x] x sza-lim-t,e4-hu-szu _ugula szu-i_ | ...... Šalim-tehushu, foreman of the barbers |
| 4 | [x] x x x x szu-a-ti i-ri-sza-an-ni-ma | ... that ... will come to me and |
| 5 | tup#-pa-ti-ia a-na pu-uh2-ri-im al-qi2-a-am | I took my tablets to the assembly. |
| 6 | {disz}ri-isz-{d}utu wa-szi-ib zimbir{ki} KU-di-ia _gu-za-la2_ | Rīš-Utu who dwells in Sippar KUdiya the throne bearer |
| 7 | u3 {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dub-sar za3-ga_ | and Sîn-nādin-šumi, the respected scribe |
| 8 | tup-pa-ti-ia i-mu-ru ik-nu-ku-ma | They saw my tablets, sealed them, and |
| 9 | a-na sza-lim-t,e4-eh-hu-szu a-na a-ma-ri-im | for his protection, for the flood |
| 10 | a-na _e2_-ti-szu u2-sza-bi-lu-szum-ma | to his house they sent him, and |
| 11 | {disz}sza-lim-t,e4-eh-hu-szu _ugula szu-i-mesz_ | Šalim-ṭeḫušu, foreman of the cupbearers |
| 12 | ba-lum-ma sza-ap-ti-ia isz-mu-u2 | Without my lips they heard |
| 13 | i-na zimbir{ki} i-na _e2_ na-ap-t,a-ri-szu# | in Sippar, in the house of his witnesses |
| 14 | tup-pa-ti-ia ih-pi2-ma | my tablets he destroyed, and |
| 15 | iq-bu-nim ap-pi2 aq-du-ud hu#-pe2-e tup-pi2-ia | They said to me, I spoke, and I received the payment of my tablet. |
| 16 | i-na _e2_-ti-szu al-qi2-a-am-ma | in his house I took, and |
| 17 | {disz}ri-isz-{d}utu KU-di-ia u3 sin-na-di-in-szu-mi | Rīš-Utu, my kudi priestess, and Sin-nadin-shumi, |
| 18 | u2-ka-al-lim-szu-nu-ti-ma | he will hold them back, and |
| 19 | um-ma szu-nu-ma ni-nu a-na _ugula szu-i-mesz_ | Thus they: We are to the foreman of the oil-pressers. |
| 20 | mi-na-a-am ni-qa2-ab-bi | What should we say? |
| 21 | _dingir_ ka-ta ak-ta-asz-dam | the god I have imposed upon you. |
| 22 | di-in tup-pa-a-tim sza ba-lum _di-ku5-mesz_ | the verdicts of the tablets without dispute |
| 23 | u3 be-el a-wa-tim he-pe2-e-em | and the lord of the words shall erase, |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | be-li2 li-di-na-an-ni-ma | my lord should give me, and |
| 2 | ki-ma en-szum a-na da-an-nim | like Enšum to the mighty |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | ma-har be-li2-ia la isz-sza-ar-ra-ku | before my lord I will not be negligent. |
| 2 | zimbir{ki} ka-lu-szu li-mu-ur# x | May all of Sippar see |
| 3 | dan-nu a-na en-szi-im ha-ba-lim x [x x x] | strong to the enšīm-priestess, Habalim ... |
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