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AbB 13, 077 (P510795)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 077 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510795 |
| Museum no. | BM 079904 |
| 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 | asz-szum _gu2-un a-sza3_-im sza _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e bad3_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _ka i7 zimbir{ki}_ | Concerning the yield of the field of the year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa the king built the wall of Ammī-iṣbaduqu the mouth of the Sippar canal |
| 3 | sza i-na qa2-ti-ka iz-zi-zu | who stood in your hand, |
| 4 | i-na li-ib-bu _1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ te-eq-ru-ba-tum | in exchange for 1/3 shekel of silver Teqrubatum |
| 5 | u3 _1(asz) sze gur_ ta-ad-di-nam | and 1 kor of barley you gave me. |
| 6 | a-na szi-ta-at-ti {disz}el-me-szum a-hi | for the šitātu of El-mešum, his brother, |
| 7 | ka-ni-kam il!(AL)-qi2-a-am-ma il-li-ka-ak-ku | It is sealed. He will take it and come to you. |
| 8 | um-ma at-ta-ma {disz}e-ri-ba-am-{d}na-na-a | Thus you, Erībam-Nanaya: |
| 9 | li-id-di-na-ak-kum a-na-ku-u2 | let him give to you, I, |
| 10 | _a-sza3_-am a-na a-bi-ia ka-ta ad-di-in | a field to my father I have given you. |
| 11 | mi-nu-um wa-ma-tum-ma | What else? |
| 12 | isz-tu _6(disz) kaskal gid2-da_ | from 6 journeys the length |
| 13 | ri-qu2-su-u2 ta-t,a-ra-da-asz-szu | you will rub him (with it). |
| 14 | i-na-an-na {disz}el-me-szum | Now, El-mešum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ma-ri a-na a-bi-ia | to Mari, to my father |
| 2 | it-ta-al-kam | has gone, |
| 3 | szi-ta-at _gu2-un a-sza3_ sza sza-ad-da-<aq>-dam | the price of the talent of the field of Šaddaqdam |
| 4 | u3 sza-at-tam i-di-in-szum-ma | and the year he gave him, and |
| 5 | ar-hi-isz a-na babila2{ki} t,u2-ur-da-asz-szu | quickly to Babylon his ṭurdašu |
| 6 | wa-ma-tam i-da-am la tu-sza-ar-sza-ma | “If there is a flood, you will not release her, and |
| 7 | la ta-sza-pa-ra-am | do not send me! |
| 8 | e-SU-ub la ia-a-ti _aga-us2-mesz_ | did not me, the soldiers |
| 9 | _gu2-un a-sza3_-im sza _mu_ ub-lam | the yield of the field of that year he brought |
| 10 | i-na qa2-ti er-re-szi-im | from the hands of the farmers |
| 11 | il-te-qe2-e | has taken |
Sources & licences
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