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AbB 13, 119 (P510837)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 119 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510837 |
| Museum no. | BM 086032 |
| 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 sza-pi2-ri-ia | to my messenger |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}nanna-tum-ma | thus Nanna-tum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | May Šamaš and Marduk forever be my friends. |
| 5 | sza-pi2#-ri# li-ba#-al-li-t,u2 | May my lips be pacified |
| 6 | asz-szum# _a-sza3 gu2-un_ sza a-na-ku | Concerning the field of talents that I |
| 7 | u3 {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik ni-zu-zu | and Nabium-mālik, your acquaintances |
| 8 | {disz}{d}na-bi-um-ma-lik i-na# _a-sza3_-lim | Nabium-malik in the field |
| 9 | u3 me-e x u2-da-ar#-ri#-sa#-an-ni-ma | and water he keeps me awake, and |
| 10 | u3 {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam# _gal#-zu-ukken-na_ | and Sîn-iddinam, the chief tailor |
| 11 | a-wi#-lum e x x x a-na x x x x [...] | A man ... to ... |
| 12 | [...] x-ma | ... and |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | a-na# ma#-har# [...] | In the presence of ... |
| 2' | it-ta-al#-[kam] | has left |
| 3' | ki-ma sza-pi2-ri [i-du-u2] | they know like a šapiru |
| 4' | pi2-ha-as-su2 an-ni-ki-a-am# | This is its interpretation: |
| 5' | na-di-a-at-ti | a gift |
| 6' | sza-pi2-ri i-sza-ri-isz | the šāpīru-festival he smote. |
| 7' | li-pu-la-asz-szu-ma | may they do for him, and |
| 8' | ar-hi-isz li-it,-ru-da-asz-szu | May they quickly release him. |
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