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AbB 13, 079 (P510797)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 079 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510797 |
| Museum no. | BM 079906 |
| 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 gi-mil-lum | to Gimillum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-da-an-szu-li-ik-szu-ud-ma | Thus Ḫadānšu-likshud: |
| 4 | asz-szum {disz}ia-asz-ni-dingir | Concerning Iašni-ilum |
| 5 | {disz}nu-bar-ki-ba | Nubar-kiba |
| 6 | {disz}tu-ul-bi-ia | Tulubiya |
| 7 | u3 ah-la-an-du | and Aḫalandu |
| 8 | _4(disz) nu-{gesz}kiri6-mesz_ | 4 orchardists |
| 9 | _nig2-szu_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu _nu-{gesz}kiri6_ | property of Pirḫi-ilišu, gardener |
| 10 | {disz}pir-hi-i3-li2-szu a-sza-al-ma | Pirhi-ilišu I asked, and |
| 11 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am um-ma szu-ma | he said thus: |
| 12 | i-nu-ma a-na _iri_ ba-s,um{ki} al-li-ku | when I went to the city of Baṣum |
| 13 | _nu-{gesz}kiri6-mesz_ szu-nu-ti | these orchards |
| 14 | it-ti-ia a-na ta-re-e-em aq-bi-ma | I spoke with [me] to the extispicy, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}gi-mil-lum | Gimillum |
| 2 | u2-ul im-gur-an-ni | did not return to me. |
| 3 | a-na#-ku# i-na _iri_ ba-s,um{ki} wa-asz-ba-ku | I am living in the city of Baṣum. |
| 4 | a-na _szum2{sar}_ sza i-na x-ri i-pu-szu | for the garlic that in ... he made |
| 5 | {disz}gi-mil-lum u2-sze-s,i-szu-nu-ti-ma | Gimillum brought them out, and |
| 6 | _2(disz) nu-{gesz}kiri6 lu2 didli_ ka-asz-szu-u2 | 2 orchardists, various people, |
| 7 | il-te-qe2-szu-nu-ti ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am | he took them, thus he said: |
| 8 | szum-ma _nu-{gesz}kiri6_ szu-nu | If they are gardeners |
| 9 | i-na zimbir{ki} ma-ah-ri-ka wa-asz-bu | in Sippar, before you stationed. |
| 10 | a-na babila2{ki} t,u2-ur-da-asz-szu-nu-ti | to Babylon their ṭurdašūtu |
| 11 | szum-ma ki-ma iq-bu-nim | If, as he commands, |
| 12 | _lu2 didli_ il-qe2-szu-nu-ti | a different man took them |
| 13 | x qa2-du _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | together with 1/2 mina of silver |
| 14 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ia szu-bi-lam | Send it to me! |
Sources & licences
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