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AbB 13, 118 (P510836)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 118 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510836 |
| Museum no. | BM 086031 |
| 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 {d}utu-a-bi | to Šamaš-abī |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}utu-ra-bi-ma | thus Šamaš-rabi: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}nin-mar# | Šamaš and Ninmar |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u3-u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | ki-i-ma a-li-ka-am | like a man |
| 7 | be2-ri-a-ku | I am a slave. |
| 8 | szi-ip-ra-am u2-ul e-pu-usz-ma | I did not do the work, and |
| 9 | u2-ul u2-szi-li-a-ma | he did not bring, and |
| 10 | u2-ul a-ka-al | I will not eat. |
| 11 | ki-i ta-aq-bi-a-am | when you spoke to me |
| 12 | um#-ma at#-[ta-ma] | Thus you: |
| 13 | [_a]-sza3#_-am i-hi#-[id] | the field he acquired. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _a-sza3_-am sza {disz}gi#-mil#-[{d}...] | the field of Gimillu- |
| 2 | i-zi-ba-ak-ku | Izibakku |
| 3 | a-la-ka-am u2-ul i-le-i-ma | he will not go, and |
| 4 | u2-ul a-la-ka#-ku | I shall not go |
| 5 | a-nu-um-ma {disz}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | Now Lipit-Ištar |
| 6 | at,-t,ar-da-ku-um | I have sent to you. |
| 7 | _7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze_ i-na me-sze#-qi2 | 7 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 barley according to the measure |
| 8 | u3 su2-ti-ia mu-da-am-ma | and my sister I know, and |
| 9 | id-na-szu-um-ma | he gave him, and |
| 10 | li-ib-lam | may he bring. |
| 11 | al-ka-am-ma | come, and |
| 12 | ku-up-ra-am bu-qa-ma | “It is thick, it is thick’, |
| 13 | _3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze#-gesz-i3_ | 3 ban2 2 sila3 sesame |
| 14 | id-<na>-ni-isz-szu | he gave him |
Sources & licences
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