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AbB 14, 225 (P492347)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 14, 225 |
|---|---|
| ID | P492347 |
| Museum no. | AO 05420 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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 {d}suen-i-din-nam qi2-[bi2-ma] | Speak to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | um-ma [ha-am]-mu#-ra#-[pi2-ma] | Thus Hammurapi: |
| 3 | tup-pi2 an-[ni-a-am i-na] a#-ma-ri#-im# | this tablet at the time of writing |
| 4 | i-na ha#-[x x x] x _ugula-mesz ma2-i3-dub hi-a_ | In ..., the foremen of the quay docks |
| 5 | sza le#-et# [x x sza] qa2-ti-ka | of the ... of your hand |
| 6 | sza a-na na-x [x x] _hi-a_ | which to ... ... |
| 7 | in-[na-ad]-nu | they will give. |
| 8 | _5(disz) ma2-lah5-mesz_ sza# [a]-na# ta-ri-ba-tum | 5 boatmen who to Taribatum |
| 9 | in-na-ad-nu | will be given. |
| 10 | _ugula_ {d}utu-ma#-gir | foreman: Šamaš-magir |
| 11 | 5(disz) a-na {d}nanna-tum u3# sze-ep-{d}suen | 5 for Nanna-tum and Šēp-Sîn |
| 12 | 3(disz) a-hu-ia-tum u3 i3-li2-i-din#-nam | 3 Ahuyatum and Ili-iddinam |
| 13 | 2(disz) an-pi2-{d}utu u3 na-ra-[am-{d}]suen# | 2 (mana wool for) An-pi-Utu and Naram-Sîn |
| 14 | 5(disz) _ugula_ a-bu-um-wa-qar | 5, foreman: Abum-waqar, |
| 15 | 4(disz) {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik | 4 (mana wool for) Nabium-malik |
| 16 | 4(disz) u4-bala-ni-nam-he2# | 4 (mana wool for) Ubala-ni-namhe |
| 17 | 8(disz) _ugula_ i-din-{d}mar-tu# | 8, foreman: Iddin-Amurru |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) x _ugula_ dingir-dingir-sze-me-a | 3 ..., foreman: Ilu-dingir-šemea |
| 2 | 3(disz) x _ugula_ {d}utu-ma-gir | 3 , foreman: Šamaš-magir |
| 3 | 2(disz) x _ugula_ i-din-{d}mar-tu | 2 ..., foreman: Iddin-Amurru |
| 4 | 6(disz) _ki_ {d}utu-mu-sza-lim | 6 with Šamaš-mušallim |
| 5 | _3(u) 3(disz) ma2-lah5-mesz_ | 33 boatmen |
| 6 | ep-pe2-szi an-nu-tim | this work |
| 7 | sza li-ti-ka | of your life |
| 8 | a-na pi2-i tup-pi2-im | according to the wording of the tablet |
| 9 | an-ni-i-im | this |
| 10 | sza u2-sza-bi-la-ak-kum | that he sent to you |
| 11 | li#-pa-ah-hi-ru-ni-ik-kum-ma | may they appoint you, and |
| 12 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 13 | t,u2-ur-da!-asz-szu-nu-ti | Ṭurdašūti, |
| 14 | lu ti-de asz-tap-ra-ak-kum | I have sent to you. |
| 15 | i-na# _ma2-lah5-mesz_ ep-pe2-szi an-nu-tim | from the boatmen to do these things |
| 16 | 1(disz) _lu2#_ la te-ez-zi-ba-am | 1 man who did not flee, |
Sources & licences
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