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AbB 13, 007 (P510729)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510729 |
| Museum no. | BM 093752 |
| 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)
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}suen-i-din-[nam] | to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | i-na# _szu-ku6_ sza _szu_-ti sa3-sum2 sza _e2_ szi-ip-ri-im | from the fisherman's prebend he shall pay. From the house of the workman |
| 5 | [{disz}]pa-ia-kum _szu-ku6_ | Payakum, fisherman |
| 6 | {disz}{d}mar-tu-illat-ti a-na _szu-ku6_ sza _e2_ szi-ip-ri-im | Marduk-tillati for the fish of the house of the workman |
| 7 | u2-sza-asz2-t,e4-er-szu | he shall send to him. |
| 8 | isz-tu _u4_-mi-im sza {d}mar-tu-illat-ti | From the day that Martu-tillati |
| 9 | a-na _szu-ku6_ sza _e2_ szi-ip-ri-im | to the fisherman of the house of work |
| 10 | u2-sza-asz2-t,e4-ru-szu | they shall send him. |
| 11 | _u4 1(disz)-kam_ i-li-ik _e2_ szi-ip-ri#-im# | 1st day, he will go; house of work |
| 12 | u2-ul il-li-ik | he did not go |
| 13 | ha#-la-qum-ma ha-li-iq | “It is destroyed, and it is destroyed. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] x [x (x)] | |
| 2 | [x] x x [x x] x [x]-ma | ...... and |
| 3 | {disz}pa-ia-kum e-ri-is-su | Pāyakum, his slave, |
| 4 | li-ir-di-a-ak-kum-ma | may they curse you, and |
| 5 | a-na babila2{ki} szu-ri-a-asz-szu | to Babylon his šurīa |
| 6 | szum-ma {disz}pa-ia-kum la it-ba-la-ak-kum | If Payakum does not come to you, |
| 7 | 1(disz) _szu-ku6_ ta-ak-la-am | 1 fisherman, Taklām, |
| 8 | ki-ma {disz}pa-ia-kum e-ri-is-su | like Pāyakum his wife |
| 9 | li-ir-di-a-ak-kum-ma | may they curse you, and |
| 10 | _szu-ku6_ szu-a-ti a-na babila2{ki} | that fish to Babylon |
| 11 | szu-ri-a-am-ma | send me! |
| 12 | a-na _e2_ szi-ip-ri-im | to the house of work |
| 13 | li-in-na-di-in | may he give. |
Sources & licences
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