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AbB 13, 053 (P510772)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510772 |
| Museum no. | BM 096586 |
| 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}mar-tu-illat-ti | To Martu-tillati |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}ri-im-{d}suen-ma | Rīm-Sîn speaks thus: |
| 4 | a-na na-me-er-ti ia-mu-ut-ba-lum{ki} | to the territory of Iamutbalum |
| 5 | sza-ka-nim u3 ni-szi-szu | the governor and his people |
| 6 | sa3-ap-ha-tim pu-uh-hu-ri-im | sapḫātum means “the assembly of the assembly. |
| 7 | _dingir gal-gal-e-ne_ i-na ke-esz | the great gods in a steadfast manner |
| 8 | _iri{ki}_ ba-ni-ti-ia isz-di _gu-za_-ia | the city that I founded with my throne |
| 9 | u2-ki-in-nu | he established |
| 10 | ki-ma ma-tum ka-lu-sza | like the land of her allies |
| 11 | isz-mu-u2-ma ih-du-u2 | heard and rejoiced. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 il-li-ku-nim-ma | and came, and |
| 2 | it-ti-ia in-na-am-ru | they saw me. |
| 3 | u3 at-ta al-kam-ma | And you, come and |
| 4 | it-ti-ia na-an-me-er | with me, be reconciled! |
| 5 | tup-pi2 i-na# a-ma-ri-im | a tablet in the morning |
| 6 | al-kam-ma it-ti-ia | Come and with me! |
| 7 | na-an-me-er# szu-um-ka | Your name |
| 8 | ra-bi#-isz# a-za-ka-ar | I will greatly eat. |
| 9 | {disz}{d}[x-x-(x)]-li#-we-er s,u2-ha-ra-am | -liwer, the ṣuḫaram |
| 10 | sza [i-na x-x]{ki} u2-sze-ni-qu2-szu | which in ... they made pass by |
| 11 | t,u2-ur#-dam# | Ṭurdam |
Sources & licences
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