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AbB 13, 124 (P510842)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 124 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510842 |
| Museum no. | BM 086403 |
| 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' | {d}utu u3 [{d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi] | May Šamaš and Marduk forever be my friends. |
| 2' | a-bi# [ka-ta li-ba-al-li-t,u2] | May my father live in your mouth. |
| 3' | a-bi lu [sza-li-im lu ba-li-it,] | May my father be healthy, may he live! |
| 4' | lu# da-ri | May it be forever! |
| 5' | [_dingir_] na#-s,i-ir# [a-bi]-ia# re-esz da-mi-iq-ti-szu | The god who guards my father's good deeds, |
| 6' | [li]-ki#-il | may he bind. |
| 7' | [a-na szu]-lum# a-bi#-[ia asz]-pu-ra-am | for the well-being of my father I sent. |
| 8' | [szu-lum a-bi-ia ma-har] {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | the well-being of my father before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 9' | [lu da]-ri | may it be forever! |
| 10' | [asz-szum ...] x x [...] | Concerning ... ... |
| 11' | sza# i-na _e2_ [...] x | which in the house ... ... |
| 12' | [asz]-pu-ra-am# | I wrote to you |
| 13' | [_sze_]-am szu-a-ti it-ti {d}utu-na-s,i-ir _ugula dam-mesz_ | that barley with Šamaš-nāṣir the overseer of women |
| 14' | [a-na]-ku u2-sze-s,i-i u3 LU2 KA x MI | I brought out, and the man ... |
| 15' | [a-na] _erin2-mesz_ al-li-ik | to the troops I went. |
| 16' | [ki]-ma# _erin2-mesz_ at,-ru-du x x [...] | I have sent as troops ... ... |
| 17' | [x]-at _e2-gal_ asz-szum _gu4 hi-a_ | ... of the palace concerning the cattle |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] x [...] | |
| 2 | [x x] TA? [x x x x (x)] | ... from ... |
| 3 | [x x]-ia# ip-pa-ri-is#-ma | my ... opened and |
| 4 | [x x] _erin2#_-ia la wa-asz-bu-u2 | ... my troops are not present |
| 5 | [x x x (x)] x x-u2 qa2-as-su u2-bi-il-ma | ... he raised his hand and |
| 6 | [x x x x (x)] x u2-sze-lu-u2 | ... they will bring |
| 7 | [x x x x x] i-pu-usz | ...... he did |
| 8 | [x x] x [...] x-ra ma-ah-ri-ka | ... before you |
| 9 | [x (x)]-li-[x (x)] | ... ...; |
| 10 | [ki-a]-am# iq-bi-a-am um-ma [szu-u2-ma] | Thus said he: |
| 11 | [x x] _ugula# dam-mesz#_-ma ki-ma pa-al-hi-im#-ma# | ... the overseer of the wives, as if they were prisoners of war |
| 12 | [x (x)] usz-ta-na-ab-la-ak-ku-um | ... I will keep you awake. |
| 13 | [ki]-a-am iq-bi-a-am-ma | he said thus: |
| 14 | {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni a-na ma-ah-ri-ia at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent Ilu-šū-ibni to my presence. |
| 15 | _gu4 hi-a_-ia al-la-al-ma _a-sza3_ i ni-ri-isz# | my oxen I slaughtered, and the field ... |
| 16 | mi-in-de a-wi-la-tum _ku3-babbar#_ sza _dumu-munus lugal_ | What is the silver of the daughter of the king? |
| 17 | i-ta#-ar-ra-am-ma ga-ar#-x [...] | He keeps wandering about and ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-ni# lu da-ri x [...] | ... may his ... be eternal |
| 2 | [...] isz-KU-u2 sza x [...] | ... which ... |
Sources & licences
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