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AbB 13, 055 (P510774)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Kisurra · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510774 |
| Museum no. | BM 028472 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab) |
| Coordinates | 31.8383, 45.4810 |
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# li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | to Lipit-Ištar |
| 2 | {disz}lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | Lu-Baba |
| 3 | u3 qi2#-isz#-{d}ma-ma# | and Qīš-Mama |
| 4 | qi2-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 5 | um-ma a-hu-um-ma | Thus Aḫum: |
| 6 | _{disz}dumu#_ ki#-ir-ki-ri-im# | son of Kirkirum |
| 7 | di-nam# sza# _ka2_ {d}szara2 | a lawsuit against the gate of Šara |
| 8 | sza# at#-tu-nu | that you |
| 9 | tu-sza-hi-za-szu | you will give him. |
| 10 | i-na-di#-i-ma | he shall give, and |
| 11 | i-nu#-ma i-la-kam | when he comes |
| 12 | [x x] x x-tim | ......; |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _sze-gesz-i3_ szu-ri-ba-a | sesame of Šuribaya |
| 2' | sza-ni-tam2 | another |
| 3' | asz-szum {disz}hu-nu-bi-im | concerning Hunubīm |
| 4' | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-ni-im | of which you wrote to me |
| 5' | _sze_-a-am i-pi2-ir-szu | the barley of his interest |
| 6' | pa-ni-a-am-ma | before me |
| 7' | id-na-a-szum | gave to him, |
| 8' | la ta-pa-ra-sa3 | do not release her! |
| 9' | 2(disz) tu-ha-la-tim | 2 tuhalatum |
| 10' | sza# su2-lu-pi2-i | of Sulupî |
| 11' | [i-na] _u4_-ma-ka-al | On the day that |
| 12' | [u3 x] _gur_ ta-ra-tim | and x kurru of spice |
| 13' | li#-ta-di-nu-u2 | they should give. |
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