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AbB 13, 088 (P510806)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 088 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510806 |
| Museum no. | BM 079964 |
| 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 a-hu-ni-i-ma# | Thus Ahuni: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da#-ri#-isz# _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | a-bi li-ba#-al#-li-t,u2 | their fathers may they keep alive |
| 6 | asz-szum _{gesz}taskarin# hi-a_ sza# ta#-asz-pu#-ra-am | Concerning the tamarisk about which you wrote me |
| 7 | um-ma at#-ta#-ma | Thus you: |
| 8 | 3(disz) szu-szi _{gesz}taskarin# hi#-a_ x x-ma | 3 šuši of juniper |
| 9 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| 10 | sza ta-asz-pur-ra-am AR x x | As to what you wrote, ... |
| 11 | ki-ma isz-tu# x [x x] x | as from ... |
| 12 | a-di x x x x x | until [......] |
| 13 | 3(disz) szu-szi _{gesz}taskarin hi-a_ | 3 šuši of tamarisk |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la i-ba-asz#-[szu-u2] | there is none |
| 2 | sza ta-asz-tap-ra-am | which you wrote me |
| 3 | i-nu-ma 1(disz) szu-szi _{gesz}taskarin hi-a_ | When 60 boxes of emmer |
| 4 | at-ta-ak-mu | I have sworn. |
| 5 | a-sza#-ap#-pa-ra#-ak-kum | I will send to you. |
| 6 | szu-up-ra#-am#-ma# li-il-qu2-ni-ik#-kum# | Send me, so that they may take it from you. |
Sources & licences
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