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AbB 13, 052 (P510771)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510771 |
| Museum no. | BM 094199 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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# [(x) (x)] | to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | _kar#_ zimbir{ki} u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki} | the quay of Sippar and the judges of Sippor |
| 3 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma a-bi-e-szu-uh-ma | Abī-ešuh says thus: |
| 5 | _ansze hi-a_ a-na gi-ir-ri-im ih-ha-asz-hu-ma | the donkeys to the threshing floor seized, and |
| 6 | _lu2#-mesz kar hi-a dusu2 hi-a_ <a>-na sza-mi-im i-si-hu | The men of the quay, the threshing floor, and the šamû-vessel to the heavens cried out. |
| 7 | [u3 ku]-nu#-ti ki-ma _lu2-mesz kar hi-a_ | and sealed documents like those of the quay workers |
| 8 | _[2(u)] ma#-na# ku3#-babbar sa10#_ 1(disz) szu#-szi _dusu2# hi-a_ | 20 minas of silver, the price of 1 šuši of surplus |
| 9 | _ansze# 1(disz)-e 1/3(disz) ma-na#-ta_ | 1 donkey, 1/3 mina each |
| 10 | a-na sza-mi-im# i-si#-hu#-ku-nu-ti# | to the heavens they have gathered you |
| 11 | 1(disz) _szu-i_ at,-t,ar-dam | 1 hand, I have sent. |
| 12 | ki-ma is-sa3-an-qa2-ak-ku-nu-szi-im | like he has smashed you, |
| 13 | 2(disz) _lu2-mesz_ we-du-tim a-na babila2{ki} | 2 wedutim men to Babylon |
| 14 | t,u2#-ur-da-nim | Ṭurdanum |
| 15 | _[2(u)?] ma#-na# ku3#-babbar sa10 ansze hi#-a_ | 20 minas of silver as the purchase price of the donkeys |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li#-il#-qu2-ni-ik-ku-nu-szi-im | may they take from you. |
| 2 | a-di _lu2-mesz_ ta#-t,a-ar-ra-da-nim-ma | as long as you keep me alive, and |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ i-le#-eq#-qu2-ni-ik-ku-nu-szi-im | the silver shall take from you |
| 4 | _ansze hi-a_ dam-qu2-tim# da-an-nu-tim | donkeys full of good quality |
| 5 | a-di _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam#_ x [x] x x | until the month of Addarum, the 14th day ... |
| 6 | re-esz gi-ir-ri-im# [li-ki]-lu# | May the head of the scepter be full. |
| 7 | i-na# _iti# x x u4 1(u) 4(disz)# [n-kam_ ...] | In the month ..., the 14th day ... |
| 8 | _dusu2# [hi-a_ x x (x)] x x x [(x) (x)] | dust from ... ... |
| 9 | _ansze 1(disz)-e 1(disz) ma-na ku3-sig17_ | 1 donkey, 1 mina of gold |
| 10 | u2-sza#-asz-qa2-lu-ku-nu-ti | they shall make you proud. |
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