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AbB 13, 087 (P510805)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 087 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510805 |
| Museum no. | BM 079941 |
| 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 be-el-x [...] | To the lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma su-mu-li#-s,i2 a-hu-ki-ma | Thus Sumuliṣi, your brother: |
| 4 | ra-bi a-mu-ur-ri-im u2-lam-mi-da-ma | (Sum) My great one, the one who sees me (Akk) The great one of the eye, I saw me |
| 5 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 6 | _sze_-am mu-hu-ur-ma | he received the barley and |
| 7 | a-na s,e-er szar-ri-im | to the king’s army |
| 8 | lu-ut,-ru-ud-ka | [Let me b]less you! |
| 9 | di-nam# la ta-ga-ma-ri | Judge a case, do not be negligent! |
| 10 | u3 ni-isz i-li-im | and the life of the gods |
| 11 | la# tu-sza-az-ka-ri-szu | you shall not make him submit to him |
| 12 | ni#-isz i-li#-im | by the life of the god |
| 13 | [x] x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | mi-im#-[ma ...] | All that . . |
| 2' | DA ba x [...] | ... ... |
| 3' | a-wi-lum u2-ul na-bu-ut | The man is not responsible. |
| 4' | i-na mar2-da{ki} | in Marad |
| 5' | s,a-ba-as-su2-u2-ma | seize him, and |
| 6' | ba-szi-it-ka | who dwells in you |
| 7' | szu-ud-di-in-szu | he gave him. |
| 8 | _sze_-am a-ma-ha-ar-ma | I shall receive the barley and |
| 9' | ka-asz-da-ak-ki | |
| 10' | a-na a-wa-tim | to a matter |
| 11' | la ta-ar-ru-ri-szu | do not abandon him! |
Sources & licences
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