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AbB 13, 081 (P510799)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 081 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510799 |
| Museum no. | BM 079918 |
| 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 nu-ni-ia# | to Nūniya |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma# | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}utu-na-din#-szu#-[mi-ma] | Thus (says) Šamaš-nādin-shumi: |
| 4 | be-el#-ki-ma# | your lord |
| 5 | pa-na-nu-um za-zu x x x | the front is cleared [......] |
| 6 | {disz}a-wi-il-{d}iszkur | Awil-Addu |
| 7 | ni-za-az i-na-an-na | Now, |
| 8 | _sze-gesz#-i3_ a-na da-li-im | sesame for drinking |
| 9 | na#-da#-ni#-im# | to be given |
| 10 | u3 i-sa-[...] | and Isa- |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na# [...] | in ... |
| 2 | szum-[ma] sza#-pa-[rum] | If Ša-parum |
| 3 | szu-up-ri-ma# | send, and |
| 4 | _sze_-am a-na da-li#-im | the barley for rations |
| 5 | sza _sze-gesz#-i3_ lu-di#-in | of sesame I shall give. |
| 6 | a-na-ku e-re-sza | I am her slave. |
| 7 | a-s,a-ba-at | I seize. |
| 8 | _1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz)# [n] sila3 sze# gur#_ | 16 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 2 sila3 barley |
| 9 | _{gesz}ban2#_ [{d}]utu# _nig2#-szu#_ [x x x (x)] | the bow of Shamash, the possessions |
| 10 | ma-ah-ra-ku | I received. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur 2(asz) 5(ban2) {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu | 26 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, 2 gur 5 ban2 of Šamaš |
| 2 | _nig2-szu_ dumu-esz18-dar sza nu-ka-ri-bi | property of Dumu-Ištar of Nukaribi |
| 3 | u3 ge6-{d}isztaran | and the Night of Ištaran |
Sources & licences
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