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AbB 13, 166 (P413621)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 166 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413621 |
| Museum no. | BM 103773 |
| 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 SZI-x x x x | to [......] |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma gi-mil-{d}marduk-ma | thus Gimil-Marduk: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | [{disz}]x-x-x-{d}suen ki-a-am isz-pur#-am# | -Sîn wrote me thus: |
| 6 | [um]-ma# szu#-u2-ma# | thus he: |
| 7 | [...] x-ka | ... of ... |
| 8 | [...] x x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x-sza?-am-ma | ... and |
| 3' | [...] x-ad-di-kum [(x)] | ... your ... |
| 4' | ki#-a-am ta-aq#-bi#-a-[am] | thus you spoke to me |
| 5' | tup-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum# | I have sent you my tablet. |
| 6' | _sze_-am a-na s,u2-ha-ri-ia | barley for my rations |
| 7' | i-di-in | gave. |
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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