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AbB 13, 076 (P510794)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 076 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510794 |
| Museum no. | BM 079892 |
| 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-lim sza {d}marduk# u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu# | to the man of Marduk they shall release him |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma# geme2-x-x-tum-ma | Thus Geme-...tum: |
| 4 | {d}utu# u3 {d}marduk li-ba#-al#-li-t,u2-ka# | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | lu sza#-al#-ma-ta lu ba#-al#-t,a-ta# | Be it pure or pure, |
| 6 | _dingir_ na-s,i#-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi#-iq#-tim | May the god who protects you, your head, be at peace. |
| 7 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka ma-har# {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | lu da#-ri# | May it be forever! |
| 11 | asz-szum zimbir{ki}-li-wi-ir | concerning Sippar-liwwir |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza u2-na-ah-i-du-ka | that he had imposed upon you, |
| 2 | ki-a-am aq-bi-a-kum | I said to you thus: |
| 3 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 4 | {disz}zimbir{ki}-li-wi-ir szu-a-ti | that Sippar-liwwir |
| 5 | szu-pu-ur a-na ma-ah-ri-ka# | Send to your presence! |
| 6 | li-qe2-er-ri#-bu-ni-ik-ku-usz-szu | may they take from him. |
| 7 | t,e4-ma#-am# ga-am-ra-am# | I want to give a report |
| 8 | szu#-up-ra-am-ma | send me, and |
| 9 | [ma]-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | lu#-uk-ta-ar-ra-ba-ku# | I will keep you alive forever. |
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