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AbB 13, 173 (P510869)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 173 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510869 |
| Museum no. | BM 103888 |
| 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 si2-ia-tum | to Siyatum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-a-bu-szu-ma# | thus Sîn-abūšu: |
| 4 | {disz}la-ma-sum2 it-ti#-ka# | Lamasum with you |
| 5 | a-na kisz{ki} ri-de-e-ma | to Kiš go, and |
| 6 | x [x] sza# _1(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar sze_-a-am# x [...] | ... of 1 shekel of silver, barley ... |
| 7 | [...] x [...] | |
| 1' | [x] x x [...] | |
| 2' | li-di-in u3 _a-sza3_-am# | let him give, and the field |
| 3' | a-nu-um-mi-a-am szum-ma lu x [...] | Now, if |
| 4' | _gu4 hi-a_ li-la-bi-ku-u2 | oxen may they bring to you |
| 5' | i-na a-la-ki-ia | on my way |
| 6' | _ku3-babbar_ lu-usz-qu2-ul | I shall weigh out the silver. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szum-ma la ki-a-am | If not, |
| 2 | u2-lu-u2 a-na _igi-3(disz)-gal2-am3_ | or one-third of a shekel |
| 3 | u2-lu#-u2 a-BI-il [...] | or ... ... |
| 1' | AD x x [...] | Father ... |
| 2' | sza# [x] x x x-di x [...] | of ... ... |
| 3' | wa-asz-ba-ku#-[(ma)] | I am sitting, and |
| 4' | _igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_ it-[ti] | 1/6 (shekel) of silver with |
| 5' | ma-ma-an am-ri-im#-[ma] | no one |
| 6' | szu-bi-li-im# | Šubilim |
| 7' | _1(barig) 4(ban2) sze_ sza it-ti-[ka] | 1 barig 4 ban2 barley, which with you |
| 8' | {d}suen-ri-isz a-pu-ul# | Sîn-riš, the builder |
Sources & licences
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