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AbB 13, 043 (P510762)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510762 |
| Museum no. | BM 093788 |
| 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 | {disz}e-pe2-esz-dingir _en-nu e2-gal_ | Eppeš-ilī, the palace overseer |
| 5 | ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni | thus he made me bow down |
| 6 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 7 | _a-sza3_-am sza {d}utu-ha-zi-ir _sa12-du5_ | field of Šamaš-hazir, chief surveyor |
| 8 | ip-lu-ka-am | he went, |
| 9 | _dumu#_ lu2-{d}asar-lu2-hi ib-qu2-ra-an-ni-ma | son of Lu-Asalluḫi, approached me, and |
| 10 | _[sze]_-e it-ba-al | he will measure out the barley. |
| 11 | u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ e-tel-pi4-{d}marduk | and the orchard of Etel-pî-Marduk |
| 12 | ib#-qu2-ra-an-ni-ma | he smote me, and |
| 13 | _zu2#-lum_-ia it-ba-al | my dates he weighed out |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki#-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni | thus he made me bow down |
| 2 | a-nu-um-ma {disz}e-pe2-esz-dingir szu-a-ti | Now, that Eppeš-ilum |
| 3 | at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent. |
| 4 | szu-pur be-el a-wa-ti-szu | Send to the lord of his words! |
| 5 | li-is-su-ni-ik-kum-ma | let them bind you, and |
| 6 | wa#-ar-ka-tam pu-ru-us2-ma | After that, a decision is made |
| 7 | szum#-ma _a-sza3_-szu u3 _{gesz}kiri6_-szu ha-bi-il | If his field and his orchard have been plundered |
| 8 | _a-sza3_-am u3 _sze_-a-szu | the field and its barley |
| 9 | _{gesz}kiri6_-am u3 _zu2-lum_-szu | the orchard and its dates |
| 10 | te-e-er-szum | he gave to him. |
Sources & licences
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