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AbB 13, 037 (P510756)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510756 |
| Museum no. | BM 093782 |
| 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 sza-pi2-ri#-ia qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my messenger |
| 2 | um-ma {d}za-ba4-ba4-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus Zababa-nāṣir: |
| 3 | ki-ma isz-tu babila2{ki} a-na ku-ba-tim{ki} | like from Babylon to Kubatum |
| 4 | as2-ni-qa2#-am | I have sworn. |
| 5 | u2-ul {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni is-ni-qa2-am | did Sîn-imguranni not appoint |
| 6 | u2-ul ta#-ri#-bu#-um sza sza-pi2-ri u2-wa-e-ra-asz-szu# | You are not a tarībum-demon, (but) the šapīru-disease will afflict him. |
| 7 | a-mu#-ur | I saw |
| 8 | u3 asz-szum a-[na] a-la-ak _erin2_-im | and concerning the troops to go |
| 9 | a-na ha-da-an a-na sza-pi2-ri-ia isz-sza-ap-ra-am | He wrote to me in order to rejoice and to pacify my heart. |
| 10 | mu-szi u3 ur-ri a-la-kum qa2-bu-u2 | “In the night and in the evening, I will go’—‘Speak! (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) is said. |
| 11 | a-di _ugula mar-tu-mesz_ u3 _erin2_-szu-nu is-ni-qa2-am | together with the foreman of the Amorite leaders and their troops he took. |
| 12 | [i]-na# ku-ba-tim{ki} re-sza-am u2-ki-il-ma | in Kubātim the head he bound, and |
| 13 | ki#-ma as2-ni-qa2-am | like an asniqām |
| 14 | t,e4-ma-am a-na sza-pi2-ri-ia | a report to my emissary |
| 15 | asz-pur-am | I sent. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [szum]-ma sza-pi2-ri isz-pur-am | if a messenger wrote |
| 2 | _erin2#_-am nu-sze-esz-sze-er-ma | the troops we sent out, and |
| 3 | t,e4-em _erin2_-im a-na sza-pi2-ri-ia | news of the troops to my letter |
| 4 | u2-ta-ar-ra-am | shall return. |
| 5 | wa-ar-ki _erin2_-im an-ni-i-im | after this army |
| 6 | i-na _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u)-kam_ | in the month of Addarum, the 10th day |
| 7 | a-na _erin2_ u2-s,i-nu-rum u3 ia-di-du-um | to the troops of Uṣinum and Iadidum |
| 8 | x [x] x x [...] x-im# | ... ... |
| 9 | a-na babila2{ki} [a-la]-qi2#-a-szu-nu-ti# | I took them to Babylon. |
| 10 | a-na sza-pi2-ri-ia isz-sza-ap-pa-ra-am | he sent to my letter. |
| 11 | u3 a-na u2-s,i-nu-rum u3 ia-di-du-um | and to Uṣinrum and Iadidum |
| 12 | i-na _e2-gal_-im a-na ha-da-an | in the palace for joy |
| 13 | a-na sza-pi2-ri-ia isz-pu-ru-ni-in-ni | they sent me to my letter. |
| 14 | iq-qa2-bi-szu-nu-szi-im | spoke to them, |
| 15 | a-na la-ma-ad sza-pi2-ri-ia asz-pur-am | I sent (this) to see my letter. |
| 16 | szum-ma sza-pi2-ri i-qa2-ab-bi | If the šapīru-official says: |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | li-ib-te-er-ri-szu-nu-szi-im-ma | he should return them to them, and |
| 2 | s,i-bi-it t,e4-mi-im li-ir-szu-u2 | May the one who reads my report be satisfied. |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | [(x) (x) (x) (x) (x)] | |
Sources & licences
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