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AbB 13, 105 (P510823)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 105 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510823 |
| Museum no. | BM 080082 |
| 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 | asz-szum ka-ni-ki# [...] | Because of your seal . . |
| 2 | mi-nu-u2 i-du# [...] | What do I know? |
| 3 | ka-ni-kam szu-a-ti# x x [...] | That sealed document ... |
| 4 | isz-tu a-wa-ti-i ta-hu-zu# | From the words of Taḫuzu |
| 5 | u3 asz-szum ka-ni-ki ta-sza-ap-pa-ra-am | Further, concerning the seal you wrote me. |
| 6 | ki-ma asz-szum ka-ni-ki szu-a-ti ta-ba-lim | As for that seal, you will clear it. |
| 7 | {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni a-na# _di-ku5-mesz_ | Sîn-imguranni for the judges |
| 8 | a-wa-tam ip-qi2-du u2-ul# [u2]-szi#-ib# | he appointed a word, he did not sit. |
| 9 | ka#-ni#-kam szu-a-ti# [x x (x) (x)] | That sealed document ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa#-ti _di-ku5-mesz_ i-ka-asz-sza-ad-ma# | the hand of the judges he shall conquer, and |
| 2 | ka-bi-it#-tam# te-ep-pu-usz | you will do a great thing. |
| 3 | a-wi#-lum# _gal-ukken-na_ sza-ap-ti _di-ku5-mesz_ | If a man, the chief vizier, the šaptu of judges |
| 4 | u3 _lukur_ {d}utu li-isz-me-e-ma | and the nadītu of Šamaš hear, and |
| 5 | a-di a-na 2(disz) _u4_-mi a-sza-aq-qa2-a | for two days I shall serve |
| 6 | _dumu-munus_ be-el u2-ni-a-tim | the daughter of the owner of the dowry |
| 7 | li-ki-in-nu-ma a-na be#-el#-ti _szuku_ | May they be firm and give it to my lady. |
| 8 | _szuku#_ li-te-er#-[ru-nim] | let them return the money tenfold to its owner. |
| 9 | szum-ma a-wa-tum i-dam [i-ra-asz-szi] | If a claim arises, he will litigate. |
| 10 | ka-ni-kam szu-a-ti# [ku-un-kam-ma] | It is a sealed document. |
| 11 | a-na s,e#-[ri-ia szu-bi-lam] | send to me! |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-na _e2_ {d}utu ma-har szar-ri-im# [lu-usz-ku-un?] | in the temple of Šamaš before the king I shall establish. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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