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AbB 03, 114 (P481192)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 03, 114 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481192 |
| Museum no. | LB 2005 |
| Collection | de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands |
| 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' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x lu ba-al-t,a2-[ta] | ... may ... be healthy. |
| 3' | [_dingir_ na-s,i]-ir-ka# [re]-esz#-ka a-na# da-mi-iq-tim# | May the god who protects you, your shepherd, be at your disposal for good fortune. |
| 4' | [li]-ki-il# | may he bind. |
| 5' | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu#-ra#-[am] | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 6' | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}[x u3] {d}[x lu da-ri] | May your well-being be everlasting before ... and ... |
| 7' | szum#-ma# a-hi at-[ta ...] | If you, my brother, ... |
| 8' | ta-AD-DA-[...] | You ... |
| 9' | a-na pa-ni-ka# [...] | In your presence . . |
| 10' | _a-sza3_ u2-ul e-ri#-[isz ...] | I did not cultivate the field ... |
| 11' | _in-nu_ u2-ul i-szu#-u2 | they have no claim. |
| 12' | [szum]-ma# la _in-nu_ la# ku#-ru#-ma-tu-ia | If he does not pay, he shall forfeit my wages. |
| 13' | [x (x)] x-a-tum it-ta#-za-az-za i-mu-ut-ta | ... stood there, fearing |
| 14' | [...] x tup-pu# [x x] a-na# ma#-har a-[wi-le-e] | ... a tablet ... before the man |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | i-na pu#-uh2#-ri i-na ma-har# a-wi#-[le-e] | in the assembly before the man |
| 2' | [{disz}i]-bi-{d}en-lil2 {disz}pi4-{d}utu-ra-bi [(x)] | Ibbi-Enlil, Pi-Utu-rabi |
| 3' | _di#-ku5-mesz u3 sipa#-mesz_ it#-ta-za-az-zu | Judges and shepherds stood by. |
| 4' | ki-a-am iq-bi um#-ma szu#-u2-ma | Thus said he: |
| 5' | [x (x)] x x _sanga_ {d}utu _a-sza3_ u3 _gu4_ | ... sanga priest of Šamaš field and bull |
| 6' | sza _1(asz) gu2-un ku3-babbar_ ma-ra-a-am# | of 1 talent of silver a single |
| 7' | a-na-ku a-na {d}suen-na-di#-in#-szu#-[mi] _masz2-szu-[gid2-gid2_] | I, Sîn-nādin-šumi, the diviner |
| 8' | a-na-ad-di-im-ma _1(asz) gu2-un# ku3-[babbar_] | I will give, and 1 talent of silver |
| 9' | {disz}{d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | Sîn-nādin-šumi, the diviner |
| 10' | an-ni-tam i-na pu-uh2-ri iq-bi#-i | He said this in the assembly: |
| 11' | _ku3-babbar#_ i-szu-u2 ma-la szi-ma-ti-[szu] | the silver he has, as much as his fate |
| 12' | [a-na] _ku3#-babbar_ na-da-nim ih-ta-du# | for the silver of the nadānu-gift he has received. |
| 13' | [x (x)] x-ma a-na ma-ah-ri#-ka# il-li-kam x x [(x) (x)] | ... and came before you ... |
| 14' | [a-na] la#-ma-di-ka asz-pu#-ra-am | I wrote to you to see you. |
| 15' | [...] x x x x x x-am t,a-ba-am | ... is good |
Sources & licences
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