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AbB 14, 223 (P493828)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Girsu · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 14, 223 |
|---|---|
| ID | P493828 |
| Museum no. | AO 21962 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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 {d}en-lil2-i-su2 | to Enlil-isu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma im-gur-{d}suen-ma | thus Imgur-Sîn: |
| 4 | ta-al-li-kam-ma | you came, and |
| 5 | mi-ri-isz-ti ta-mu#-ur | You will see my rejoicing. |
| 6 | u2-ul e-gi-i-ma | he did not obey, and |
| 7 | _GAN2_-lam u2-le-ri-isz-ma | a field I cleared out, and |
| 8 | i-na a-wa-tim | in a matter |
| 9 | u2-ul ta-s,a-ba-ta-an-ni | You did not seize me, |
| 10 | szum#-ma i-na ki-tim | If in the earth |
| 11 | be-li at-ta | You, my lord |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sze gu2-un_ | barley of talents |
| 2 | a-na re-ba-tim | to the reedbed |
| 3 | s,u2-hi-ir-ma | it is ṣuḫir, and |
| 4 | a-na ba-la-at, | for the life |
| 5 | lu-um-du-ud | let me know. |
| 6 | mi-im-ma-a-a | everything |
| 7 | lu-di-in-ma | let me give, and |
| 8 | _1(u) sze gur_ | 10 gur of barley |
| 9 | al-pi lu-sza-ki-il5 | let me raise the alpi-vessel. |
| 10 | szum-ma mi-im-ma | if anything |
| 11 | re-di szar-ri-im | the shepherd of the king |
| 12 | ta-sza-pa-ra-am | you will send. |
| 13 | i-na-na-a-ma | now, and |
| 14 | lu-ta-al-kam-ma | let me go, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | wa-ar-ki al-pi-ka | After you have finished your work, |
| 2 | lu-ul-li-ik | let me go! |
Sources & licences
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