AbB 13, 004 (P510726)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 093749

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] be-li2-ia
2. qi2#-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ib-ni-{d}mar-tu ARAD-ka-ma
4. i-nu-ma a-na _erin2_ i3-si-in-na{ki} be-li2 isz-ku#-na-an-ni
5. _4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 szuku_ sza _bala-ri i7_ ir-ni-na it-ba#-lu
6. _1(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na i3-si-in-na{ki} be-li2 it-ba-al#-ma
7. it-ti _dam-gar3_ il-qe2-e ma-na-ha-tim ra-bi-a-tim asz-ku-un-ma
8. gi-mi-il-li u2-ul u2-te-er# i-nu-ma i-na _kaskal_ a-na-ku
9. i-ki-mu-ni-in-ni-ma a-na sa3-ni-iq-pi4-{d}utu _dumu_ x-ra#-am-ma _dub-sar_
10. sza _5(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-ik-ka-lu it-ta-an-di-in
11. a-na e-mu-ut-ba-lum{ki} a-na a-[nu]-um#-pi2-{d}marduk [x (x)]
12. a-li-ik pa-ni-ia na-da#-nim# [(x)]
13. be-li2 a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam isz-[ta-ap]-pa-ar-ma#
14. _a-sza3_ u2-ul id-di-nam-ma# [u2]-ul# i-ri-isz [x x x x x (x)]-szu#
15. isz-tu al-li-kam-ma a-na e-mu#-[ut]-ba-lum{ki} al-[li-ku?]
16. ma-ha-ar {d}suen-i-din-nam asz-ta#-ak-ka-an-[ma]
17. ti-x-tim sza ma-ti-ma la in-ne2#-ep#-sza-[am?]
18. AZ? x-am al x [...]
19. _a-sza3_ na-da-nu-um [...]
20. isz-tu x li [...]
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reverse
  beginning broken
1'. i-na x [x x x] x x x x x in#-na#-s,a#-[ar? ...]
2'. {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}marduk ma-as,-s,a-ri i-du-kam u2-sza-x [x (x) (x)]
3'. a-na be-li2-ia asz-pur-am-[ma]
4'. be-li2 {d}suen-i-din-nam u3 {d}utu-ha-zi-ir i-sza#-[al-szu-nu-ti-ma]
5'. ki-ma _a-sza3_ a-na _gu2-un_ a-na e-tel-pi4-{d}marduk la [id-di-nu-ma]
6'. a-ia-szi-im id-di-nu-nim a-na be-li2-ia iq-[bu-u2]
7'. be-li2 a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam _sze_-am ma-ka-sa-am iq-bi# [(x) (x)]
8'. u3 a-na e-tel-pi4-{d}marduk isz-pur
9'. a-di i-na-an-na ma-as,-s,a-ri ma-asz-ka-nam i-na-as,-s,a-ar# [(x) (x)]
10'. i-di-isz iz-ru-u2-ma _sze_-am usz-te-ri-ib
11'. ma-as,-s,a-ri it,-t,a-ar-du-nim
12'. _aga-us2-mesz_ sza _a-sza3_-ti-szu-nu i-ri-szu _sze_-am im-ku-su#-[ma]
13'. a-ia-szi-im _1(disz) sila3 sze_ u2-ul in-na-ad-nam
14'. ba-ri-a-ku i-na _buru14_ an-ni-im _1(asz) sze gur_ a-na bi-ti-ni u2-ul u2-sze#-[ri-bu]
15'. a-na _4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) <GAN2> 4(u) sar a-sza3_ pe2-te-e-em sza be-li2 i-si-ha-an-ni
16'. _2(disz) gu4-apin_-ia sza i-szu-u2 at,-ru-ud-ma
17'. a-na _sza3-gal gu4 hi-a_ 2(disz) s,e-eh-he-ru-ti-ia at-ta-di-in
18'. _zi3-kaskal_ i-na mi-nim li-isz-pu-ku-nim u3 _a-sza3_ i-na mi-nim lu-ri-isz
19'. be-li2 li-isz-pur-ma mi-ik-sa-at _a-sza3_-ia li-id-di-nu-nim-ma
20'. la# e-be2-er-ri
21'. [me]-e u2-ul id-di-nu-nim-ma
22'. _[a]-sza3_ u2-ul as,-pu
23'. u3 i-na ki-ma i-na-an-na
24'. _1(disz) sar_ ip-sze-tim u2-ul i-szu-u2
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: AbB 13, 4

    [vanSoldt1994AbB13] Soldt, Wilfred H. van. 1994. Letters in the British Museum, Part 2. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 13. Leiden: Brill.

  • history: Fiette, NABU 2016/93,

    [sec134688] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 093749
  • Accession No.: 1901-05-11, 0004

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-08-29 at 06:40:54 Jagersma, Bram Atf McGrath, William CDLI approved View
2018-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AbB 13, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510726.
AbB 13, 004 artifact entry (No. P510726). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510726 (Original work published 2018)
AbB 13, 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510726 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 13, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510726},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510726},
}


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