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AbB 13, 110 (P510828)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 110 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510828 |
| Museum no. | BM 085248 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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 ka-lu-mu-um | to Kalumum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-hu-szi-na-ma | Thus Aḫušina: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | i-na pa-ni-tim i-nu-ma a-na hi-ri-tim{ki} | before, when to Hirītum |
| 6 | qa2-du _erin2_-ia sza-ak-na-ku-ma | together with my troops are placed, and |
| 7 | i-na zimbir{ki} it-ti-ia ta-an-nam-ru | in Sippar you will praise with me. |
| 8 | ki-a-am aq-bi-kum um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I said to you thus: "I |
| 9 | i-na zimbir{ki} _e2_ na-ap-t,a-ri | in Sippar, the house of the napṭaru |
| 10 | u2-ul i-szu 1(disz) _e2_ am-ra-am-ma | he did not have one house, and |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ lu-usz-qu2-ul-ma lu-sza-am | I shall weigh out the silver, and I shall pay. |
| 12 | at-ta ki-a-am ta-pu-la-an-ni | You, as you wrote me, |
| 13 | um-ma at-ta-a-ma am-mi-nim | Thus (says) you: Why |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ ma-ar-s,u2-us-su2 | the silver of his interest |
| 15 | ta#-sza-aq-qa2-al sza-pi2-ir _erin2_ at-ta | You are the herald of the troops. |
| 16 | qa2-qa2-rum ni-di-tum <i>-ba-asz-szi-ma# | <(If)> there is a mole on the ground, and |
| 17 | ta#-am-ma#-ra#-[am-ma qa2-qa2-ra-am (ta)-sza-am] | You rub it, and you sprinkle it on the ground. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _e2_ szu-u2 x [x x x x x (x)]-a-am-ma | that house ... and |
| 2 | a-wa-tam a-na bi-it-ri#-i-[im ...] | a word to a rival ... |
| 3 | e-li-ia i-t,i-ib ki-ma ta-aq-bi-a-am | (Sum) When you say, “Alas, you are the one who has sinned against me’ (Akk) As you said to me, |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ asz-qu2-ul-ma qa2-qa2-ra-am a-sza-am | I weighed the silver and the field |
| 5 | {disz}dumu-{d}il-tum u3 ha-bil-da-du | Dumuzi and Ḫabil-dādu, |
| 6 | ma-ah-ri-ka e-zi-im-ma _sahar hi-a_ is-su2-hu | Before you, leave and the dust will be removed. |
| 7 | _sahar hi-a_ szu-nu ma-la tam-li _e2_ u2-ul ma-s,u2-u2 | They are dust, as much as there is of the terrace of the house they shall not go out. |
| 8 | u3 _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ e-zu-ub _sze a2 lu2 hun-ga2-mesz_ | and 3 shekels of silver he acquired. The barley at the labor of hirelings |
| 9 | u3 _szuku erin2_ sza a-na be-el _sahar hi-a_ ra-bi-a-ni | and the prebend of the troops, which to the owner of the large earth |
| 10 | id-di-nu-ma _sahar hi-a_ ma-la tam-li _e2_-ma | he gave, and the earth as much as the sea level of the house |
| 11 | u2-ul in-na-as2-hu i-na-an-na | will not be forgotten. Now |
| 12 | szi-ip-rum s,a-ab-ta-an-ni-ma _erin2_ e-mu-qa2-tim | a plot against me, and the troops of strength |
| 13 | u2-ul at,-ru-da-kum u3 _sze_-am | I have not sent to you, and the barley |
| 14 | a-na _a2 lu2 hun-ga2-mesz_ u2-ul u2-sza-bi-lam | to the labor of hirelings he did not send. |
| 15 | ki-ma ar-ti-qu2 _erin2_-am a-t,a-ar-ra-da-kum | like a corpse of troops I have sent to you. |
| 16 | u3 _sze_-am e-s,e-en-nam-ma u2-sza-ab-ba-la-ku | and barley he shall harvest, and they shall carry off. |
| 17 | a-nu-um-ma 1(u) _erin2_ qa2-du _szuku iti 1(disz)-kam_ | Herewith, 10 labor-troops together with the prebend for 1 month |
| 18 | u3 ha-bil-da-du at,-t,a-ar-da-kum | and Ḫabil-dādu I have sent to you. |
| 19 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na be-el _e2_ | 1 shekel of silver to the owner of the house |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | u3 _1(asz) sze gur_ a-na _szuku_-ka usz-ta-bi-la-kum | and 1 kor of barley for your consumption I have sent to you. |
| 2 | a-di _erin2_-am u3 _sze_-am a-t,a-ar-ra-da-kum | together with the troops and barley I shall measure out for you. |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _erin2_ szu-u2 _sahar hi-a_ ma-la tam-li# _[e2]_ | he is a laborer; dust as much as the width of a house |
| 2 | szu-us-si2-ih be-el _sahar hi-[a_ x] | the owner of the soil ... |
| 3 | la tap-pa-ar-ra-ak-szum [x (x)] | Do not approach him ... |
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