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AbB 13, 179 (P510875)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 13, 179 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510875 |
| Museum no. | BM 103958 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
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' | it#-ti#-i-ka [...] | ... with you |
| 2' | ki-a-am aq-bi um#-[ma a-na-ku-ma] | I said thus: "I |
| 3' | {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-szam _ugula gidri#_ it#-ta-as,#-s,i#-a-am | Sîn-iqīšam, the overseer of the scepter, has taken it away. |
| 4' | lu-uk-szu-us-su2-ma s,i-bu-ti lu-pu-usz | [Let me bind him] so that I may perform a ṣibtu-ritual. |
| 5' | u3 a-wi-il-{d}utu i-na kisz{ki} ak-szu-ud-ma | and Awīl-šamaš in Kish I conquered, and |
| 6' | um-ma szu-ma a-wi-lu-u2 u2-ul ma-ah-ri-ia | Thus (says) the man: he is not my friend. |
| 7' | u2-ma-am u3 ur-ra-am ku-ru-ma-su2-nu | Today and in the future, their ... |
| 8' | a-s,a-mi-id-ma a-t,a-ra-da-ak-ku-szu-nu-ti | I saw them, and I watched over them. |
| 9' | a-wa-tam szu-a-ti a-na {disz}gi-mil-ia ap-qi2-id-ma | that word to Gimilliya I entrusted and |
| 10' | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _erin2# hi-a {gesz}ma2-1(u)-gur aga-silig zabar_ | Thus (says) I: “The workers of the barge with a bronze bolt |
| 11' | s,i-im-dam t,u2-ur-dam | “It is favourable, it is favorable. |
| 12' | a-di al-li-kam {disz}mu-na-wi-rum sza-a-al | Until I come, Munawwirum is here. |
| 13' | nu-uh-u2 u3 bi-tum be2-ri | “Nuḫu and Bitum bērī |
| 14' | _erin2 hi-a_ ma-la isz-tu mah-ri-i-ka | labor-troops, as many as from your presence |
| 15' | il-li-kam | came. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 mah-ri-ia wa-asz-bu | and before me resides. |
| 2 | as,-mi-id-ma _{gesz}pa_ i-na-ki-su | I gathered, and the wood they cut off. |
| 3 | i-na _erin2 hi-a_ sza ma-har a-wi-il-{d}utu | from the troops before Awīl-šamaš |
| 4 | te-si2-hu {disz}t,a3-ab-na-as2-hu-ur-{d}utu | Ṭab-nāṣir-šamaš, |
| 5 | u2-ul il-li-kam | he did not come |
| 6 | s,u2-ha-re-e i-na _iri_ bi-ir-bi-ri{ki} | ṣuḫarû-flour in the city of Birbiru |
| 7 | e-zi-ba-am-ma | [Disregard that] |
| 8 | asz-szum _1(barig) sze_ a-na _szuku_-szu-nu a-ma-ri-im | Concerning the 1 barig of barley for their consumption I saw. |
| 9 | a-na _iri_ du-um{ki} e-li-a-am | to the city of Dumum went up. |
| 10 | _1(barig) sze_ sza pa-ni-ia i-le-qu2-ma a-la-kam | 1 barig of barley before me he shall take and go |
| 11 | _{gesz}ma2_ {d}utu-ri-im-i3-li2 u3 s,u2-ha-re-e | the boat of Šamaš-rīm-ili and the ṣuharû |
| 12 | es-ha-am-ma t,u2-ur-dam | “It is an esḫam, it is a ṭurdam. |
| 13 | _gesz hi-a_ ma-la i-ma-ha-ru-szu#-nu#-ti# | as much timber as he receives from them |
| 14 | i-na-[ki-su] | they shall cut off. |
| 15 | x [x] x x [...] | |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [... n] _sila3 sze_ i-na _iri_ du-um{ki} | ... n qû of barley in the city of Dumuzi |
| 2 | [... u2]-ul i-ba-asz-szi | ... there is not. |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _aga-silig zabar_ | 2 bronze shields, |
| 2 | 1(disz) _uruda_ MA ma-ah-rum ub-lu-nim | 1 copper MA-aḫrum they brought to me. |
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