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AbB 13, 153 (P413553)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 153 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413553 |
| Museum no. | BM 103705 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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 a-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to the man of Marduk they shall release him |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}marduk-dingir-ma | thus Marduk-ilum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | [lu] sza#-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 7 | [_dingir_ na]-s,i#-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim# | May the god who protects you, your head, be at peace. |
| 8 | [li]-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | [a-na szu-ul]-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 10 | [szu]-lum#-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 11 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 12 | _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza ar-du ha-al-gi-tu-u2 | 1/2 shekel of silver belonging to Ardu, the Ḫalgitû, |
| 13 | sza# qa2-ta-am | of the hand |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-as-su2-hu | you removed, |
| 2 | a-na {d}i-szum-na-s,i-ir i-di-in | to Išum-nāṣir he gave. |
| 3 | szum-ma _ku3-babbar_ la qu2-ur-ru-ba-ak-ku | If he does not pay the silver, |
| 4 | [_sze_]-am sza _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | barley of 1/2 shekel of silver |
| 5 | i-di-in-szu | gave him, |
| 6 | [tup-pi2] at-ta-di-in-szu | I gave him a tablet. |
| 7 | [x (x)] ID# me-he-er tup-pi2-ia | ... the river in front of my tablet |
| 8 | szu#-bi-lam | send me! |
Sources & licences
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