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AbB 13, 149 (P413146)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 149 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413146 |
| Museum no. | BM 103074 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
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 gi-mil-{d}marduk# | to Gimil-Marduk |
| 2 | sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | of Marduk he made him live, |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {d}na-bi-um-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus Nabium-nāṣir: |
| 5 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | May Šamaš and Marduk forever be my friends. |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 7 | {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia 1(disz) szu-szi i-na _an_-e | Marduk, because of me, sixty in heaven |
| 8 | szum-ka dam-qa2-am li-iz-kur# | May your good name be exalted |
| 9 | _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na ha-bu-uz{ki} u2-sze-s,i-ma | a field of 1 eše3 in Habuz I brought out, and |
| 10 | s,e-eh-ri a-na me-e s,a-pe2-e-szu | (Sum) The young man, when he is to drink water, (Akk) His young man for drinking water |
| 11 | at,-ru-ud-ma ud-da-ar-ri-su-szu | I prayed to him, and he kept renewing him. |
| 12 | u3 _dumu lu2_ qe2-er-bi at,-ru-ud-ma ud-da-ar-ri-su-szu | and a son of a man inside, I saw, and they kept him alive. |
| 13 | ki-ma ti-du-u2 we-du-tam at-ta-la-ak | Like a young child I went. |
| 14 | a-la-ka u3 _e2_ na-ap-t,a-ri-ia | to go and the house of my seals |
| 15 | [na]-sza#-a u2-ul e-le-i | I did not raise a claim. |
| 16 | [szum]-ma ta-ga-am-mi-la-an-ni# | If you agree with me |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-nu]-um#-ma li-wi-ra-szum | Herewith let him write to him. |
| 2 | at,#-t,ar-da-ak-ku-usz-szu | I have sent to him |
| 3 | isz-te-en sza ta-ta-ak-ka-lu-szu | The second one, which you have beaten him, |
| 4 | it-ti-szu t,u2-ru-ud-ma | be reconciled with him, |
| 5 | _a-sza3_-am szu-a-ti me-e li-is,-pa-asz-szu | that field water may he sprinkle. |
| 6 | ki-ma ti-du-u2 sza-at-tum it-ta-la-ak | As a gift of the year he has gone, |
| 7 | _gu2-un a-sza3_ i-na mu-uh-hi-ia la isz-sza-ka-an | the yield of the field against me shall not be placed. |
| 8 | la tu-usz-ta-a | do not abandon! |
| 9 | ki-ma ta-ag-da-na-am-mi-la-an-ni | like you have smeared me, |
| 10 | gi-im-la-an-ni | a reed fence |
Sources & licences
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