Unread Atlas
AbB 13, 044 (P510763)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | AbB 13, 044 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510763 |
| Museum no. | BM 093789 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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-ni | to šāpirinu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ra-bi-a-an _iri_ a-ta-szum{ki} | Thus the governor of Atašum: |
| 4 | u3 szi-bu-ut a-lim-ma | and the fate of the bison |
| 5 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk sza-pi2-ir-ni | Šamaš and Marduk, his messenger |
| 6 | da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | may they live forever. |
| 7 | asz-szum _sze_-e-im sza sza-pi2-ir-ni | Concerning the barley of the šapirnu |
| 8 | id-di-na-an-ne2-szi-im-ma | he gave her, and |
| 9 | a-na _lu2 hun-ga2-mesz_ ni-id-di-nu | to hirelings we gave. |
| 10 | {disz}{d}utu-mu-sza-lim sza-pi2-ir ma-tim | Šamaš-mušallim, governor of the land |
| 11 | {disz}ib-na-tum _aga-us2_ | Ibnatum, soldier |
| 12 | isz-pu-ra-an-ne2-szi-im-ma | wrote to her, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um#-ma szu-nu-ma | thus they: |
| 2 | a-na dingir-szu-na-s,i-ir | To Ilu-šunaṣir |
| 3 | u3 {d}utu-ba-ni | and Šamaš-bani |
| 4 | na-ad-na-tu-nu | they are given. |
| 5 | _a-sza3 gu2-un_-szu-nu te-s,i#-da# | the field of their talents you will harvest |
| 6 | u3 tu-ka-am-ma-sa# | and you will seal it. |
| 7 | a-na _a-sza3_-el {d}suen-i-din-nam | to the field of Sîn-iddinam |
| 8 | u2-ul ta-la-ka | you will not go. |
| 9 | u3 _sze_-a-am sza a-na _lu2 hun-ga2-mesz#_ | and the barley that to the hirelings |
| 10 | ta-ad#-di#-na a-na ri-im-{d}iszkur te-er#-ra | you gave. Return to Rīm-Adad. |
| 11 | {disz}x-[x]-{d}iszkur# x x | -Adad |
| 12 | u3 ri#-[im]-{d}iszkur# [x (x)] | and Rīm-Adad |
| 13 | [...] x x szu | ... hand |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | a-na# pi2-ha-at a-pa-li-ka | to the mouth of your servant |
| 16 | la ta-s,a-ab-ba-ta-an-ni | Do not seize me! |
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
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.