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AbB 13, 012 (P497779)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P497779 |
| Museum no. | BM 093757 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 | to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | qi2-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | _{disz}dumu_ ip-qu2-sza _ku3-dim2_ | son of Ipquša, the silversmith |
| 5 | ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni | thus he made me bow down |
| 6 | um-ma szu-[u2]-ma# | Thus he: |
| 7 | sza-ad-da-aq-di#-im | Šaddaqdim |
| 8 | {lu2}sza-ar-ra-qu2 | the ša-arraqu-official |
| 9 | bi-ti ip-lu-szu-ma | the temple opened for him, and |
| 10 | mi-im-mu-ia il-te-qu2-u2 | they have taken everything of mine. |
| 11 | i-na-an-na ap-pu-na-ma | Now I am writing to you, and |
| 12 | [i]-na# qa2-ti-szu-nu i-tu-ru | they returned from their hands |
| 13 | [bi]-ti# ip-lu-szu-ma | that house opened for him, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {lu2#}sza-ar-ra-qi2 szu-nu-ti | these ša-arrāqu-officials |
| 2 | as,-s,a-ba-at | I have seized |
| 3 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am | he said thus: |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza szu-a-ti | Now, the son of Ipquša |
| 5 | a-na s,e-ri-ka | to you |
| 6 | at,-t,ar#-dam# | I have sent. |
| 7 | {lu2}sza-ar-ra#-qi2 sza is,-ba#-[tu] | the šarrāqu-official who seized |
| 8 | ku-sa-a-am-ma [ma-s,a]-ri# szu-uk#-[na-asz-szu-nu]-szi#-im-ma | Put them in a protective oath, and |
| 9 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ia szu-ri-a-[asz-szu-nu]-ti# | Send them to me! |
| 10 | u3 {lu2}szi-i-bi sza _dumu#_ [ip-qu2-sza] | and the scribe of the son of Ipquša |
| 11 | t,u2-ur-[dam] | Ṭurdam |
Sources & licences
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