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AbB 13, 059 (P510778)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510778 |
| Museum no. | BM 085324 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | to Lu-Baba |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-hu-um-ma# | Thus Aḫumma |
| 4 | bi-ri-it | a marriage gift |
| 5 | ku-ba-tim{ki} | of Kubatum, |
| 6 | sza-ku#-ru#-ti-szu{ki} | of Šakrutišu |
| 7 | u3 sza x-{d}suen{ki} | and of -Suen |
| 8 | x-UB#-tum sza-ki-in | ... established |
| 9 | i-na qa2-ti ri-ig-mi-im | from the hand of a wild bull |
| 10 | ra-ab-bu-um-ma | large, and |
| 11 | qa2-qa2-di x x x x | the ground [......] |
| 12 | ri#-ig-mu#-um# an-ni-a-am | This is a curse. |
| 13 | ki-ma a-na x x x{ki#} | like to ... |
| 14 | szar-ru-[um] | king |
| 15 | u2-ZA-x [...] | ... ... |
| 16 | u2-x [...] | ... ... |
| 17 | DI? x [...] | ... ... |
| 18 | x ti [...] | ... ... |
| 19 | i-na ZA? x [...] | in ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ZI-[(x) x] | ... ...; |
| 2 | sza-al-ma# | are well. |
| 3 | qa2-du-um mi-im-ma# | together with everything |
| 4 | sza il-qu2-u2 | who took |
| 5 | s,u2#-ub-bi-su2-nu#-ti#-ma | their yoke |
| 6 | szu-up-ra-am | send! |
| 7 | szum-ma# x (x) umma{ki} | If Umma |
| 8 | a-x-[(x)]-u2-ma | ... and |
| 9 | x-x-ma-da-am-ma | ... and |
| 10 | szu#-up#-ra#-am# | send! |
| 11 | x-ri u2-ul x-ZI-i-ma | does not ... and |
| 12 | x x ma-ri-ia | Mariya |
| 13 | x x x ni-mi-id | we counted |
| 14 | x x-ti-ma | ... and |
| 15 | x x x-ka-ma | your and |
| 16 | szar-ru-um | king |
| 17 | i-sza-al-ka | he will ask you |
Sources & licences
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