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AbB 13, 065 (P510783)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 065 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510783 |
| Museum no. | BM 079491 |
| 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)
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 {d}nanna-tum | to Nanna-tum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma KA-{d}utu-ma | thus KA-Šamaš: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 il!(AL)-ka | Šamaš and your god |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | u2-ul ti-de-e | you did not know. |
| 7 | ki-ma _ku3-babbar e2-gal_ | like the silver of the palace |
| 8 | u3 s,i2-ib-tam | and a dowry |
| 9 | i-ka-s,a-ru | they will keep watch. |
| 10 | ta-ah-ta-ab-la-an-ni | has sinned against me, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | gi-ir-ru-um | reed fence |
| 2 | ka-lu-szu it-ta-s,i2 | his whole body has gone out, |
| 3 | i-ia-ti ta-sza-la-an-ni | You have sent me a message. |
| 4 | u3 pi4-sza-da-nu tap-pe2-e | and a friend of his, |
| 5 | i-na mu-hi-ia | upon me |
| 6 | isz-ta-na-as2-si | he has sworn. |
| 7 | a-la-ka-am-ma | I will go, and |
| 8 | ki-ma la a-hi at-ta | You, like no brother, |
| 9 | e-pu-usz-ka [(x)] | did for you |
| 10 | _tug2# hi-a_ sza# aq-ba-ku | the garments that I said |
| 11 | [sza]-tu-ni-kum la tu-ta#-ar | Do not return to your place! |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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