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AbB 13, 086 (P510804)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 086 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510804 |
| Museum no. | BM 079939 |
| 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# | to my father |
| 2 | qi2-bi2#-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma szu-mu-x [x x-ma] | Šumu-... speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da#-[ri-isz _u4_-mi a-bi] li#-ba-al-li-t,u2 | Šamaš and Marduk, forever my father may they live! |
| 5 | a-bi# lu# sza#-li#-[im lu ba-li]-it, | May my father be well, may he live! |
| 6 | _dingir#_ na#-[s,i]-ir# a-[bi-ia re-esz a-bi-ia a]-na# da-mi-iq-tim | May the god who guards my father and the head of my father be well. |
| 7 | [li]-ki#-[il] | may he bind. |
| 8 | [a-na szu-lum a-bi-ia asz-pu]-ra#-am | for the well-being of my father I sent. |
| 9 | [szu]-lum# a-bi#-[ia ma-ha]-ar# {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | the well-being of my father before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | lu# [da-ri] | may it be long! |
| 11 | asz-szum sza x [x x (x)] x x-im szar-ri | Concerning the ... of the king |
| 12 | ki-a-am iq-bi#-a-[ku um-ma] szu#-ma | Thus he said to me: |
| 13 | _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar gu2#-[un a-sza3_]-ia# | 1/2 shekel of silver, the hire of my field |
| 14 | a-bi li-id#-[di-na]-am#-ma | my father should give me, and |
| 15 | a-na na-ga-ri [sza x x x (x)] i-pu-szu | they built for the quay of ... |
| 16 | lu-di-[in] | let me give. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz-tap{ap}-ra-ku | I have written to you |
| 2 | a-bi at-ta la tu-usz-ta-a-ma# | You, my father, do not sit and |
| 3 | _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar gu2-un a-sza3_-szu | 1/2 shekel of silver, the talent of his field |
| 4 | i-di-in-szu-ma | he gave him, and |
| 5 | a-na na-ga-ri li-di-in | He should give it to the herdsman. |
| 6 | na-ga-ru la i-ri-qu2 | the nagaru-festival will not be held. |
Sources & licences
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