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AbB 13, 019 (P510738)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510738 |
| Museum no. | BM 093764 |
| 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 | asz-szum ri-ib-ba-at _igi-sa2_ | because of the rage of the eye |
| 5 | sza sza-pi2-ir ma-tim sza li-ti-ka | of the šapīru of the land, of your life, |
| 6 | szu-ud-du-nim | to be repaid |
| 7 | asz-pu-ra-ak-kum-ma | I sent to you, and |
| 8 | ri-ib-ba-at _igi-sa2_ | the radiance of the eye |
| 9 | u2-ul tu-sza-ad-di-in | you will not give. |
| 10 | u3 t,e4-em-ka sza-pa-ru-um-ma | and your report is sent. |
| 11 | u2-ul# ta#-asz-pu-ra-am | You did not send me. |
| 12 | [da-mi-iq e-pe2]-szum an-nu-u2-um sza te-pu-szu | This is what you did. |
| 13 | [a-nu-um]-ma# _1(disz) aga-us2-sag_ | Herewith, 1 soldier |
| 14 | _[dub]_ ri-ib-ba-at _igi-sa2_ | tablet of the ribbat of the eye |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [sza sza-pi2]-ir ma-tim sza li-ti-ka | of the šapīru of the land, of your own free will |
| 2 | sza# isz-tu _mu e2-me-te-ur-sag_ | which from the year: “The Emeteursag, |
| 3 | a-di _mu kilib gu2 du3-a-bi_ | until the year in which all of the thrones |
| 4 | sza a-na {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _ugula e2_ | which to Sîn-mušallim the overseer of the house |
| 5 | a-na szu-ud-du-nim na-ad-nu | given to Šuddunu. |
| 6 | usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum | I have sent to you |
| 7 | it-ti-szu _lu2-mesz_ ta-ak-lu-tim | with him the hostile men |
| 8 | szu-ku-un-ma | place, and |
| 9 | a-na pi2-i tup-pi2-im sza u2-sza-bi-la-ak-kum | according to the wording of the tablet that I sent to you, |
| 10 | ri#-ib-ba-at _igi-sa2_ | the rage of the eye |
| 11 | li#-sza-ad-di-nu-ma | let them give, and |
| 12 | [a-na] ma#-ah#-ri#-ia szu-bi-lam | send to me! |
Sources & licences
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