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AbB 13, 122 (P510840)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510840 |
| Museum no. | BM 086277 |
| 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# {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir _ugula dam-gar3_ | to Marduk-nāṣir the overseer of the merchants |
| 2 | [(x)] u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki}-am-na-nu-um | and judges of Sippar-amnānum |
| 3 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | [um-ma] ta#-ri-ba-tum-ma | Thus Taribatum: |
| 5 | [x x x (x)] x _ugula gidri_ sza _erin2_ a-wi-lum x [...] | ... foreman of the scepter of the troops, the man ... |
| 6 | [ki-a-am iq]-bi#-a-am um-ma szu-ma | Thus said he: |
| 7 | [{disz}{d}marduk-na]-s,i-ir _ugula dam-gar3_ | Marduk-nāṣir, foreman of merchants |
| 8 | [(x) (x) u3 _di-ku5]-mesz_ zimbir{ki}-am-na-nu | and the judges of Sippar |
| 9 | [_dub_ {d}...-na]-di#-in-szu-mi _sipa ab2 gu4 hi-a_ | Tablet of ...-nadin-šumi, shepherd of cows and oxen |
| 10 | [u3 _dub_ ...]-nu _sipa u8 udu hi-a_ | and the inscription ...nu, shepherd of ewes and sheep |
| 11 | [(x) (x) u2]-ul# ik-nu-ku-ni-in-ni-ma | ... did not seal me, and |
| 12 | [tup-pi2] ma#-ah#-ru-tim# | old tablets |
| 13 | [...] x x _ra2-gaba_ ki-ma u2-[...] | ... ... the courier like ... |
| 14 | [...] x it-te-x [...] | ... ... |
| 15 | [ki-a-am iq]-bi#-a-am# [...] | Thus he said to me ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [a-na be]-li2#-ia u2-ul AD# x [...] | I did not ... to my lord |
| 2' | a-wa-tum szi-i ki-i ep-sze-et [(x)] | That word is like a deed |
| 3' | t,e4-ma-am | report |
| 4' | pa-nam szu-ur-szi-a-nim-ma | the face of šuršiannu |
| 5' | a-na be-li2-ia lu-uq-bi | I shall speak to my lord. |
Sources & licences
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