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AbB 13, 161 (P413589)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 161 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413589 |
| Museum no. | BM 103741 |
| 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 ZI-[...] | to ... |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma# x [x x (x)]-tum-ma | Thus ...: |
| 4 | {d}utu# {d}marduk# u3 {d}mar-tu | Šamaš, Marduk and Martu |
| 5 | ba-ni-ka asz-szum-[ia] da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Your creation, because of me, forever |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 7 | [lu]-u2 ba-al-t,a-a-ta | May you be well! |
| 8 | [lu]-u2 sza-al-ma-a-ta | may it be well |
| 9 | lu-u2 da-ri-a-ta# | may you be everlasting |
| 10 | [...] x [...] | |
| 11 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x] ka x [x x x] | ... ... |
| 2 | [x x (x)] x ib-ba#-[x x (x)] | ... ... |
| 3 | na#-ra-am nu-usz-x [x (x) (x)] | We ... the beloved ... |
| 4 | u3 _a-sza3_ ma-ki#-ir | and the field Makir |
| 5 | mi-im-ma la ta-na#-[ku-ud] | you should not eat anything. |
| 6 | {disz}um#-mi-wa-aq#-[ra-at] | Ummi-waqrat |
| 7 | si2-in-ni-isz-ta-ka# <<sza-li-im>> | Your supplication is well-founded |
| 8 | sza-al#-ma#-at u3 ba#-al#-t,a#-[at] | well-being and life |
| 9 | ki-ma na-az-x x [...] | Like ... |
| 10 | u2-ul ti-de-e | you did not know. |
| 11 | [x x (x)] x IZ lu x [x x (x)] | ... fire ... |
| 12 | [x x x]-ra-am [x x (x) (x)] | ... ... |
| 13 | [x x] na ZI x [x x (x)] | ... ... |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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