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AbB 13, 114 (P510832)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 114 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510832 |
| Museum no. | BM 085347 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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 i-pa-[...] | to Ipa- |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma# | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ka-lu-mu-um#-[ma] | thus Kalumum: |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma tup-pa-am# | Herewith, the tablet |
| 5 | a-na {d}na-bu-um-x [...] | To Nabum- |
| 6 | usz-ta-bi-[lam] | he sent to me. |
| 7 | sza qa2-ti na-asz is#-[qi2-im] | of the hand he took. |
| 8 | _1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu li#-di#-in | 1 gur 1 barig of barley (measured by) the ban2 of Šamaš may he give. |
| 9 | szum-ma qa2-ti na-asz is-qi2-im | If the hand is seized, he will die. |
| 10 | la i-di-na-ku mi-im-ma | I do not give anything. |
| 11 | la te-le-qe2 | do not take! |
| 12 | ki-ma ur-ra-am a-wa-tam | In the future, a word |
| 13 | e-li-ka la ra-szi-im | “I do not trust in you, |
| 14 | e-pu-usz | I built. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ur-ra-am ki-a-am | In future, in the same way |
| 2 | i-qa2-bi-kum | says to you: |
| 3 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 4 | sa-na-qum-ma | are smashed, and |
| 5 | u2-ul is3-ni-qa2-am | he did not take away. |
| 6 | a-wa-tam e-li-ka i-ra-szi | (Sum) The word of the lord is angry with you (Akk) It is a word of yours that rages against you |
| 7 | ta-ta-hi-id#-ma | you took away, and |
| 8 | pa-nu-szu u2-ul ku-tu-x [(x)] | his face not ... |
| 9 | a-na s,e-er sin-e-[ri-ba-am] | to the sheepfold of Sin-eribam |
| 10 | a-li-ik-[ma] | I went, and |
| 11 | szu-mi zu-ku-ur#-szum#-[ma] | the name of Zukurshuma |
| 12 | it-ti-szu su-li-im# | with him, Sulium |
| 13 | asz-szum sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ dingir-x [...] | Concerning Sîn-iddinam, son of Ilī-... |
| 14 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | which you wrote me |
| 15 | isz#-tu i-na-an#-na# [_u4 n-kam_] | From now, the nth day |
| left | ||
| 1 | ma-ah-ri-ka a-na-ku | I am before you. |
| 2 | a-di a-la-kam du-bu-ub-szu la ta-ma-t,i3 | Until you go, do not let his words be forgotten. |
Sources & licences
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