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AbB 13, 111 (P510829)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 111 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510829 |
| Museum no. | BM 085313 |
| 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 | tup-pa-ka sza tu-sza-bi-lam esz-me-e | Your tablet, which you sent me, is new. |
| 6 | tup-pi2 pa-nam u2-sza-ar-szi-a-am-ma | he will make it appear on the tablet. |
| 7 | a-na be-la-nu-um usz-ta-bi-lam | to Bēlānum he sent |
| 8 | at-ta sza pi2-ha-at _e2_ la-qe2-a-ta | You are the owner of the house being sold. |
| 9 | u3 ki-ma pa-ag-ri-ia i-na mu-uh-hi | and like my enemy on top |
| 10 | _erin2#_-ia wa-asz-ba-a-ti a-na a-wa-tim# | my labor-troops to speak |
| 11 | [am]-mi#-nim pa-ni x [x x x x (x)] | I looked ... |
| 12 | [...] x ha-a [...] | ... ... |
| 13 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x] x ki-ma be-el# [_sahar hi-a_] | ... like the owner of the earth |
| 2 | [i]-ta#-wu-u2 a-na _sanga_ {d}[utu] | they spoke to the sanga of Shamash |
| 3 | qi2#-bi-ma li-sza-hi-is-su2 [(x)] | Speak, so that they may soothe him ... |
| 4 | szi-pi2-ir _u4 1(u)-kam guru7_ uh-hu-ur | work on the 10th day, the silo emptied |
| 5 | ki-ma _guru7_ ag-da-am-ru | like a silo he will be beaten. |
| 6 | ma-ah-ri-ka a-na-ku at-ta | I am before you. |
| 7 | a-na _sahar hi-a_ na-sa-hi-im ni-di a-hi-im | to the soil of the nasāḫim, the road to the other |
| 8 | la ta-ra-asz-szi _sahar hi-a_ | Do not squander the earth! |
| 9 | isz-tu ma-li tam-li _e2_ ta-at-ta-as2-hu | from the shore of the sea the house has been plundered, |
| 10 | a-na# _sahar hi-a erin2_-ka s,u2-uh-hi-ir | to the soil of your troops is inspected. |
| 11 | szum-ma ra-bi-a-nu u2-da-ab-ba-ab-ka | If the chief of the people will speak to you, |
| 12 | 1(disz) _udu-nita2_ ha-bil-da-du li-sza-am-ma | 1 sheep of Ḫabil-dādu may he weigh out, and |
| 13 | li-t,e4-eh-hi-szum | may he approach him, |
| 14 | ni#-di a-hi-im a-na szi-ip-ri-im | the help of a brother for the work |
| 15 | szu-pu-szi-im la ta-ra-asz-szi | Do not abandon her, |
| left | ||
| 1 | _sze_-a-am _szuku erin2_ u3 2(disz) _{uruda}mar_ | barley, the ration of the troops and 2 arrows |
| 2 | a-za-mi-lam-ma u2-sza-ba-la-ku | I will sing, and I will bring it to you. |
Sources & licences
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