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AbB 13, 066 (P510784)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 066 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510784 |
| Museum no. | BM 079492 |
| 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 a-bi-ia sza _{d}marduk_ u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to my father, whom Marduk slew |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ib-ni-_{d}marduk_-ma | Thus Ibni-Marduk: |
| 4 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum _geme2_ i-na-sza-mi-ri-sza-AM sza a-bi at-ta | Concerning the slave woman Išme-riša-AM of my father you |
| 6 | tu-szi-ra-asz-szi-ma ta-ad-di-na-asz-szi | you will bring her and give her. |
| 7 | a-na i-di-sza a-na be-el-ti-sza ka-ni-ki sza ar-hi-isz e-zi-bu | To her husband, to her lady, the sealed document that she left quickly, |
| 8 | a-di a-la-ki-ka ar-ki!-i 6(disz) _u4_-mi ir-ru-sza i-sza-ru | as long as you are going, after 6 days she will become ill, she will recover. |
| 9 | 2(disz) _u4_-mi is,-ne2-e-ma i-na _e2_-ti {d}na-bi-um-mu-sza-lim# | Two days he went out and in the temple of Nabium-mušallim |
| 10 | u2-szi-ib 8(disz) _u4_-mi ma-ra-ka tu-sza-x [(x)] | he sat 8 days in a row, you ... |
| 11 | isz-tu i-na ma-ah-ri-ia a-bi at-ta | From my father's presence, you |
| 12 | a-na _zimbir{ki}_ tu-sze-sze-ru ar-ki-ka-ma | to Sippar you will bring. After you |
| 13 | isz-qu2-ma a-na _zimbir{ki}_ it-ta-la-ak | he took, and to Sippar he went |
| 14 | ia-a-ti u2-ul u2-la-mi-da-an-ni | (but) he did not let me know. |
| 15 | ba-lu sza la nu ia-a-ma it-ta-la-ak | Without me he went. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma ra-bu-ti-ka a-bi at-ta | Your father is as great as your father. |
| 2 | {mi2}be-le#-es-sa3 li-is-sa3-ni-ik-ku-ma | Bēlessa, may she bind you, and |
| 3 | ki-ma i-na a-lim te-<esz>-te-ne2-em-mu | Like in a city, you will constantly seek me out. |
| 4 | di-na a-na be-el-ti-sza qi2-bi | Say to her lady: |
| 5 | a-na a-wa-at a-na a-bi-ia asz-pu-ra-am | I wrote to my father concerning the matter. |
| 6 | ni-da-hi-im la ta-ra-asz-szi | Do not be afraid! |
| 7 | uz-na-ia ki-ma _{d}utu_ i-ba-asz-szi-a-ni-ku | my ears like Šamaš there are |
| 8 | szum-ma at-ta lu-pu-ta-at | If you are a slave, |
| 9 | ma-la i-qa2-ab-bu-ni-ku i-na tup-pi2-ka# | whatever they say to you on your tablet |
| 10 | szu#-t,u2#-ur-ma | write down, and |
| 11 | szu#-up#-ra-am | send! |
| 12 | me#-he#-er# tup-pi2-ia szu-up-ra-am | Send me a reply to my tablet! |
Sources & licences
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