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AbB 13, 033 (P510752)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510752 |
| Museum no. | BM 093778 |
| 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 {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim-ma | Marduk-mušallim speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | tup#-pi2 be-li2-ia ki-a-am il-li-kam um-ma | The tablet of my lord came thus: |
| 7 | ri#-ib-ba-at _sipa-mesz_ sza szu-ud-du-nu-um | the heart of the shepherds who are entrusted to him |
| 8 | isz#-sza-ap-ra-ak-kum-ma | sent to you, and |
| 9 | tu-sza-ad-di-nu | you will give. |
| 10 | a-na s,e-er _lu2-mesz_ sza a-na ZA-la-tim il-li-ku | to the men who went to Zalātum |
| 11 | t,u2-ru-ud-ma li-ip-qi2-du | May he entrust (it) to me. |
| 12 | u3 szi-im-tam li-isz-ku-nu | and a fate may they set for you. |
| 13 | ki-a-am tup-pi2 be-li2-ia il-li-kam | Thus my lord's tablet came: |
| 14 | ki-ma a-na ia-szi-im isz-sza-ap-ra-am# | as to me he wrote |
| 15 | u3 a-na ka-szi-im isz-sza-ap-ra#-ak#-kum | and to you he wrote to you |
| 16 | me-he-er tup-pi2-im sza be-li2-ia# | a copy of the tablet of my lord |
| 17 | ki-i ta-pu-ul i-na ri-ib-ba-at _sipa-mesz_ | When you have poured, in the midst of the shepherds |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza szu-ud-du-nu-um isz-sza-ap-ra-ak-kum | that he sent to you, |
| 2 | _u8 udu hi-a_ ki ma-s,i | when the sheep and goats |
| 3 | u2-sza-ad-di-nu-ni-ik-kum | he gave to you |
| 4 | _u8 udu hi-a_ sza u2-sza-ad-di-nu-ni-ik-kum | the sheep and goats that they gave to you |
| 5 | mi-im-ma-a a-na s,e-er _lu2-mesz_ | whatever to the men |
| 6 | ta-at,-ru-ud | you have sworn. |
| 7 | t,e4#-em-ka ga-am-ra-am szu-up-ra-am | Send me your complete report! |
| 8 | [u3] asz-szum ri-ib-ba-at _sipa-mesz_ | and concerning the loyalty of the shepherds |
| 9 | sza# szu#-ud-du-nu-um isz-sza-ap-ra#-an#-ni-a-szi-im | which he sent to us as a gift |
| 10 | ki-ma szu-ud-du-nam la ni-le-u2 | like a šuddūnu-demon we do not know, |
| 11 | a-na be-li2-ia aq-bi | I said to my lord: |
| 12 | u3 at-ta a-na be-li2-ia qi2-bi-ma | And you say to my lord: |
| 13 | t,e4-ma-am sza be-li2 i-ip-pa-lu-ka | News that my lord will send to you: |
| 14 | szu-up-ra-am | send! |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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