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AbB 13, 171 (P510867)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 171 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510867 |
| Museum no. | BM 103879 |
| 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# [...] x x x {d}marduk | to ... Marduk |
| 2 | qi2-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma# x [x x x]-ma | saying: "... |
| 4 | [x] x x asz-tap-ra-ak-kum | ... I sent to you |
| 5 | _4(barig) zi3-da_ 5(disz) pi2-hu _kasz_ ul-li-a-am-ma | 4 barig flour, 5 pots of beer I brought to me and |
| 6 | u3 i-si-im-ma-na-a-am | and Isimmanam |
| 7 | sza _3(u) [gin2] ku3#-babbar_ li-qe2-a-am | of 30 shekels of silver may he take. |
| 8 | a-na# ma-ah-ri-ia# al#-kam | Come before me! |
| 9 | _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar#_ i-na qa2-ti# _{lu2#}szu-i_ | 3 shekels of silver from the hand of the barber |
| 10 | ki-ma pa-ni-ka | like your face |
| 11 | li-qe2-a-am-ma | take, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ar-hi-isz at-la-kam | quickly I went. |
Sources & licences
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