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AbB 13, 104 (P510822)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 104 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510822 |
| Museum no. | BM 080081 |
| 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' | [x x x (x)] x x HA x [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | [x x] x ID#-ki a-nu-um-ma# [asz-tap-ra]-ak#-ki | ... your river; herewith I am writing to you |
| 3' | [it]-ti#-ia ah-hi a-bi-szu-nu# [ma]-la# wa-asz-bu | with me, together with their fathers, as many as there were |
| 4' | [u2]-ul i-ba-asz-szi a-na-ku-u2-ma a-na bi-it _a-ba_ | there is none. I myself to the house of the scribe |
| 5' | wa-asz-ba-a-ku um-ma szar-ru-um-ma ba-ma-su2-nu | “I am sitting, saying, {š} king, they are dead.’ |
| 6' | lu wa-asz-bu ba-ma-su2-nu li#-li-ku | They should be stationed, they should go. |
| 7' | u3 ki-im-tu li-s,e-di#-szu#-[nu]-ti# | and the rest may he guard them. |
| 8' | a-na#-ku-ma wa-asz-ba-a-ku ah-hi a-bi-ia | I am a slave of my father. |
| 9' | la-asz-szu-u2 isz-tu-u2-ma a-bi | there is none. Since my father |
| 10' | re-mu-szu-nu-ti-ma la it,-ru#-du#-szu-nu-ti [(x)] | They are merciful to me, but they have not ...ed me. |
| 11' | u3 ki-ma i-ia-ti la usz-bu# [x (x)] | and like me he did not dwell ... |
| 12' | _sze_-a-am _ku3-babbar_ u3 _zi3-da#_ x [(x)] | barley, silver and flour ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma szar-ru-um iq-bu-[u2 x (x)] | as the king said ... |
| 2 | li-s,e-du-ni-in-ni# [(x)] | let them bring me out. |
| 3 | al-ki-i-ma es-ri-szu-nu-ti | I went and smote them. |
| 4 | szum-ma la im-gu-ru-ki szu-up-ri-im#-ma# | If he does not send you, send me! |
| 5 | ma#-ha-ar _ARAD-mesz lugal_ e-zu-ub {disz}nu-ra#-tum | before the servants of the king he settled. Nuratum |
| 6 | [a]-na# {d}utu-ba-ni u3 _kar_ zimbir{ki} ka-li#-szu-nu | to Šamaš-bani and the port of Sippar all of them |
| 7 | [x x x (x)]-sza-am mi-na-am ha-ab-la-ta | ... what has been stolen? |
| 8 | [x x x x (x)]-lim lu-usz-ku-um-ma | ...... let me put ..., and |
| 9 | [x x x x] li#-it-ru-ni-im | ...... let them enter |
| 10 | [_sze_-a-am _ku3-babbar_] u3 _zi3-da_ szu-di-ni-szi-nu-ti-ma | give them barley, silver and flour, and |
| 11 | [x x ni-di] a-hi#-im# la ta-ra-asz-szi-i | ... don't forget the companions! |
| 12 | [...] x x x x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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