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AbB 13, 018 (P370926)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P370926 |
| Museum no. | BM 093763 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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 {d}suen-i-din-nam | to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | _dumu-mesz_ si2-ia-tum | sons of Siyatum |
| 5 | ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-du-ni-in-ni | thus he gave me, |
| 6 | um-ma szu-nu-ma | thus they: |
| 7 | _1(disz) sag-geme2_ sza bi-ti-ni | 1 slave woman of Bitinu |
| 8 | qa2-du-um ma-ra-ti-sza | together with her children, |
| 9 | u2-da-ap-pi2-ir-ma | he shall remove, and |
| 10 | i-na _e2_ i3-li2-ma-x [...] | in the house of Ilīma-... |
| 11 | i-na bad3-tibira{ki} | in Badtibira |
| 12 | i-ba-asz-szi | there is |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-du-ni-in-ni | thus he gave me, |
| 2 | a-nu-um-ma _dumu-mesz_ si2-ia-tum# | Now, the sons of Siyatum |
| 3 | a-na s,e-ri-ka | to you |
| 4 | at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent. |
| 5 | it-ti-szu-nu szu-pur-ma | send with them, and |
| 6 | _sag-geme2_ sza iq-bu-u2 | the slave woman whom they said |
| 7 | qa2-du-um ma-ra-ti-sza | together with her children, |
| 8 | li-it-ru-ni-ik-kum | may they bring to you. |
| 9 | wa-ar-ka-tam pu-ru-us2-ma | After that, he will make a decision. |
| 10 | szum-ma _sag-geme2_ szi-i | If that slave woman |
| 11 | sza# _dumu-mesz_ si2-ia-tum-ma | of the sons of Siyatum |
| 12 | [du-up]-pu#-rum u2-da-ap-pi2-ir | he will measure out the deficit. |
| 13 | [_sag-geme2_ (x) (x)] szi-a-ti | the slave-girl of that |
| 14 | [qa2-du-um] ma#-a-ra-ti-sza# | together with her land |
| 15 | [a-na _dumu]-mesz#_ si2-ia-tum | to the sons of Siyatum |
| 16 | te#-e-er | he will return. |
Sources & licences
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