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AbB 13, 150 (P413253)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 150 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413253 |
| Museum no. | BM 103181 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 sza-pi2-ri-ia | to my messenger |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma x [x] x x-ma | "... and |
| 4 | {d}utu# [li-ba-al-li-it,]-ka# | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x RI i-ra-asz-szi | ... will love her. |
| 3' | x x x a-na sza-pi2#-ri#-ia# [...] | ... to my lips ... |
| 4' | asz-tap-ra#-[am] | I sent. |
| 5' | 2(disz) {gesz}[...] | 2 ... trees |
| 6' | 4(disz) {gesz}LI-x [(x) (x)] | 4 ...-wood |
| 7' | 4(disz) _{gesz}nig2-x_ [...] | 4 ...-tools |
| 8' | 2(disz) {gi}me-es-su2 x [(x) (x)] | 2 reed baskets |
| 9' | ki-ma a-mu-ru 1(disz) AN KA x [x (x)] | Like a flood, 1 ... |
| 10' | ma-ah-s,a-am AB x [(x) (x)] | ... ...; |
| 11' | asz-szum _a-sza3_ {iri}eresz2{ki} | Concerning the field of Ereš |
| 12' | a-na s,u2-ha-ri-im sza {disz}{d}mar-tu-na-s,ir | for the ṣūḫarum of Martu-nashir |
| 13' | _i7_ a-na sza-DI-im u2-ki-il-ma | the canal into a flood he cut off, and |
| 14' | u2-ul im-hu-ra-an-ni | did not accept me, |
| 15' | um#-ma szu-u2-<ma> _a-sza3_-lam a-ka-ar-ra#-ar# | Thus he: "I will harvest the field." |
| 16' | e-ri-isz a-na _sag-ARAD_ ki-a-am aq-bi | I asked the eunuch in the following way: |
| 17' | um#-ma a-na-ku-ma a-na ka-ra-ri-im | Thus (says) I: to the quay |
| 18' | la ta-na-ad-di-in | do not give! |
| left | ||
| 1 | [_a]-sza3#_-lam a-na x-li-NI-x [...] | the field to ... |
| 2 | at-ta-di-in u3 ka-ni-kam# usz-te-zi#-[ib-szu? ...] | I have given, and the guarantee has secured for him ... |
Sources & licences
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