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AbB 13, 034 (P510753)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510753 |
| Museum no. | BM 093779 |
| 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' | {d}utu# u3 {d}marduk# [da-ri-isz _u4_-mi-im] | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 2' | li-ba-al-li-t,u2#-[ka] | may they keep you alive! |
| 3' | {disz}e2-a-mu-sza-lim ki-a-am iq#-[bi-(a-am)] | Ea-mušallim said thus: |
| 4' | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 5' | a-na mu-ha-du-um u3 a-pil-{d}szakkan2 | to Muḫadum and Apil-Šakkan |
| 6' | sza-pi2-ri a-na ta-ri-im isz-pur#-an-ni | The šapiru-official sent me to the tārīm-office. |
| 7' | asz-szum sza-pi2-ri tu-up-pa-szu | Because of the letter, his tablet |
| 8' | asz-szum-mi-szu-nu la u2-sza-bi-lam | because he did not send them, |
| 9' | um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma a-na nu-pu-usz li-ib-bi | Thus (says) I: “To do well, my heart |
| 10' | sza sza-pi2-ri-ia tu-up-pi2 lu-sza-bi-il | I will send a tablet of my letter to you. |
| 11' | a-wi-le-e sza asz-szum-mi-szu-nu | The man who because of them |
| 12' | a-na sza-pi2-ri-ia sa3-ar-tam iq-bu-u2 | They said a saŋirtam prayer to my šapiru. |
| 13' | {disz}a-hu-um u3 na-ra-am#-i3-li2-szu | Aḫum and Naram-ilišu |
| 14' | eb-bu-tum sza sza-pi2-ri [(x) (x)] | ... of the šapiru-festival |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz#-ku-nu [...] | They placed ... |
| 2 | _5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ [...] | 5 sila3 of ... oil |
| 3 | a-na tap-pu-ti#-[szu-nu a-la-ki-im] | I will go with them. |
| 4 | {disz}mu-ha-du-um u3 a-pil#-[{d}]szakkan2 | Muhammadum and Apil-Šakkan |
| 5 | asz-ku-un u3 a-na a-hu-um | I established, and to a brother |
| 6 | u3 na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu | and Naram-ilišu |
| 7 | eb-bu-tim sza sza-pi2-ri-ia | the brickwork of my šapīru |
| 8 | ki-a-am aq-bi um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma | I said thus: "I am |
| 9 | asz-szum i-s,a-tu-nu | Because they are seized |
| 10 | a-na tap-pu-ti-ku-nu a-la-ki-im | I will go with you. |
| 11 | asz-ku-nu-szu-nu-ti | I established for them. |
| 12 | i-na ni-isz _dingir_ li-ib-ba-ku-nu | By the command of the god, may your heart be glad. |
| 13 | u2-na-pa-szu | they shall cut off. |
| 14 | [...] x [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] a-na s,e-er sza-pi2-ri-ia | ... to the foot of my mountain |
| 2 | [...] x a-la-ki-im | ... to go |
Sources & licences
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