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AbB 13, 063 (P510781)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 063 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510781 |
| Museum no. | BM 079487 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) |
| Coordinates | 33.0991, 44.2991 |
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 a-wi-le-e | to a man |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}marduk-la-ma-sa3-szu-ma | thus Marduk-lamassašu: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ku-nu-ti | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive forever! |
| 5 | lu sza-al-ma-tu-nu lu ba-al-t,a-tu-nu | Whether they are healthy or sick, |
| 6 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ku-nu re-esz-ku-nu a-na da-mi-iq-tim | The god who protects you, your head, for good fortune |
| 7 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ku-nu asz-pu-ra-am | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ku-nu ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 11 | i-na tup-pi2 szar-ri-im | on the royal tablet |
| 12 | asz-szum ma-an-nu-um-ba-lum-i3-li2-szu | Because Mannum-balum-ilišu |
| 13 | u3 ARAD-ku-bi | and Warad-Kūbe |
| 14 | _szitim-mesz_ sza ma-ah-ri-ku-nu | the builders who before you |
| 15 | a-na# babila2{ki} t,a-ra-di-im | to Babylon is favourable |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-sza-ap-ra-am | wrote to me, |
| 2 | 1(disz) _aga-us2-sag_ | 1 soldier, |
| 3 | u3 _lu2#_ mu-ka-al-li-ma-am | and a man of mukallimam |
| 4 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ku-nu it-ta-al-ku-nim | they have come to you. |
| 5 | {disz}ma-an-nu-um-ba-lum-i3-li2-szu | Mannum-balum-ilišu |
| 6 | u3 ARAD-ku-bi _szitim-mesz_ szu-nu-ti | and Warad-Kūbe, those builders |
| 7 | t,u2-ur-da-nim-ma | Ṭurdanuma |
| 8 | a-na babila2{ki} lu-ut,-ru-us-su2-nu-ti | to Babylon I shall release them. |
Sources & licences
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