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AbB 09, 130 (P513514)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 09, 130 |
|---|---|
| ID | P513514 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver (15-021) 15-001 / 119 |
| Collection | Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA |
| 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}suen-e-ri-ba-am | to Sîn-eribam |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-wi-il-dingir-ma | Thus Awīl-ilum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | sza-al-ma-a-ku | I am well; |
| 6 | mi-im-ma la ta-na-ku-ud | do not eat anything! |
| 7 | szi-mu-um i-na qa2-ti-im | a fate in the hand |
| 8 | sza#-di-id-ma a-di-ni | I sent, and my father |
| 9 | u2-ul a-sza-am i-na e-ri-ib-tim | I do not dwell in the steppe. |
| 10 | sza i-ru-ba-am szi-ma-am | that he entered, the fate |
| 11 | ma-li e-e-li-im | “Alas, the high-priestess, |
| 12 | e-i-lam-ma | E-ilama |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ar-hi-isz at-ta-la-kam | quickly I came. |
| 2 | la ta-ta-na-sza-asz | do not be negligent! |
| 3 | i-na qa2-ti {disz}asz-qu2-du-um | from the hand of Ašqudum |
| 4 | _1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ka-an-kum _gibil_ | 12 shekels of silver is the new capital. |
| 5 | ka-ni-kam a-na _1(u) 2(disz) gin2_ ka-an#-ki-im | sealed documents for 12 shekels each |
| 6 | u2-sze-zi-ib-szu | he caused him to die. |
| 7 | ka-ni-ik-szu a-na {disz}szum-ma-{d}utu | sealed documents to Šumma-šamaše |
| 8 | a-hi-ka a-di-nam | your brother, as long as |
| 9 | ka-ni-ik-szu le-qe3-e-ma | take his sealed document and |
| 10 | _1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ka-an-kam _gibil_ | 12 shekels of silver is the new guarantee. |
| 11 | szu-ud-di-szu | he gave to him. |
| 12 | u3 sza {disz}{munus}ba-ka-tum | and that of Bakatum |
| 13 | i-re-szu-ka | he shall bear for you |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | i-di-szi-im | he gave her. |
| 2 | la ta-ka-la-szi-im | do not abandon her! |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | u3 a-na-ku ar-hi#-isz# | and I quickly |
| 2 | at-ta-la-kam | I have come. |
Sources & licences
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