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AbB 13, 095 (P510813)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 095 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510813 |
| Museum no. | BM 080023 (+) BM 080029 |
| 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-wi-lim | to a man |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um]-ma {d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it,-ma | thus Marduk-muballiṭ |
| 4 | [{d}]utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Shamash and Marduk forever |
| 5 | li#-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | lu# sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 7 | _dingir#_ na-s,i#-ir-ka re#-esz-ka a-na# da#-mi-iq-tim | May the god who protects you, your head, be well. |
| 8 | [li]-ki-[il] | may he bind. |
| 9 | [a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am] | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 10 | szu#-lum-ka [ma-har {d}utu {d}marduk] | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 11 | u3 be-li2-ia [... lu da-ri] | May my lord be forever! |
| 12 | i-nu-ma i-na zimbir{ki} [x x x] | when in Sippar |
| 13 | ki-a-am ta-aq-bi-a-am um#-[ma at-ta-ma] | Thus you spoke to me: "You |
| 14 | a-na 5(disz) _u4_-mi tup-pi2 u2-sza#-[ba-la-kum] | for 5 days I will send you my tablet. |
| 15 | s,i-bu-ut a-sza-ap-pa-ra-[ak-kum] | I will send you a report. |
| 16 | te-ep-pu-sza-[am] | you will do |
| 17 | isz#-tu a-na babila2#[{ki}] ta#-al#-[li-ku] | from Babylon you went |
| 18 | tup#-pa-ka u2-ul# [tu-sza-bi-lam] | You did not send me your tablet. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [s,i-bu-ut]-ka# [...] | . . your love-making. |
| 2' | u2-ul# ta-asz#-[pu-ra-am-ma] | you did not send me, and |
| 3' | s,i-bu-ut-ka u2-ul e-[pu-usz] | I did not exercise your authority. |
| 4' | i-na-an-na {disz}x x [...] | Now ... |
| 5' | a-na ma-ah-ri-ka at,-[t,ar-da-asz-szu] | I have sent him to you. |
| 6' | t,e-em-ka ga-am#-ra szu-[up-ra-am-ma] | Send me your complete report! |
| 7' | sza ta-qa2-ab-bu-u2 [x] x [...] | which you spoke ... |
| 8' | a-na ARAD-{d}e2-ul-masz mi-[im-ma] | to Warad-Eulmaš everything |
| 9' | s,i-bu-tam [asz-pu]-ra#-am#-[ma] | I wrote a letter and |
| 10' | [...] | |
| 11' | [...] | |
| 12' | u3 ARAD-a-x-[...] | and Urad-a- |
| 13' | _szum2#{sar} szum2-el-lum{sar}_ x [...] | garlic, šumlalû-plant |
| 14' | [ap]-pu#?-tum ar#-hi-isz szu-bi-lam | Quickly send me a report! |
| 15' | [x x (x)]-iz#-za sza ta#-aq-bi-a-am# u2-ul tu-sza-bi-lam | ... of which you spoke, you did not send me. |
| 16' | [x x x]-ti#-ka e-re-x-DU | ... your ... |
Sources & licences
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