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AbB 13, 155 (P413560)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 155 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413560 |
| Museum no. | BM 103712 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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 GA-ti-lu-x [(x)] | to Gatilu-... |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma u-bar-{d}urasz-ma | Thus Ubar-Uraš: |
| 4 | isz-tu _u4 1(u)-kam_ | from the 10th day |
| 5 | a-na 1(u) _lu2-mesz_ | for 10 men |
| 6 | ha-am-szi-szu asz-tap-ra-kum | I wrote to you (as follows): |
| 7 | u3 i-na i-in a-wi-lim | and in the eyes of a man |
| 8 | ki-ma sza isz-tu _u4 n-kam#_ | as from the nth day |
| 9 | mah-ri-ia wa-asz-bu | who resides before me, |
| 10 | 3(disz) _lu2-mesz_ il-li-ku-nim-ma | 3 men came, and |
| 11 | u3 it-ta-al-ku | and he went |
| 12 | [(u3) mi-im]-ma# a-sza-lu-ka | and whatever I ask you |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [... asz]-pur# | ... I sent. |
| 3 | [a-na mi-nim] la ta-na-di-nam | Why don't you give it to me? |
| 4 | [an]-ni-tam la an-ni-tam | This is not the case. |
| 5 | [szu-up]-ra-am-ma | send me, and |
| 6 | a-na a-wi-lim lu-usz#-pur | I shall send to the man. |
| 7 | u3 _ad-kup4_ mah-ri-ia | and the witnesses before me |
| 8 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi | there is none. |
| 9 | a-di a-wi-lum i-la-kam-ma | until the man comes, and |
| 10 | 1(disz) _ad-kup4_ a-na qa2-ti-ia | 1 knife for my hand |
| 11 | i-na-di-nam | he shall give |
| 12 | 1(u) _{gi}dusu hi-a_ | 10 baskets of mixed fruit, |
| 13 | 1(disz) _{gi}ma-an-sim_ | 1 reed basket |
| 14 | 1(disz) _{gi}ma-an-sim nig2-ar3-ra#_ | 1 reed basket of emmer |
| 15 | 1(disz) {gi}KAB-LU-tim [(x)] | 1 scepter |
| 16 | la ta-ka-la-a-am | do not hold back! |
Sources & licences
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