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AbB 10, 201 (P424079)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Pī-Kasî · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 10, 201 |
|---|---|
| ID | P424079 |
| Museum no. | MAH 16178 + MAH 16196 + MAH 16286 |
| Collection | Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq) |
| Coordinates | 32.1311, 44.6393 |
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 s,il2-li2-{d}dam-ki-na | to Ṣillī-damkina |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}na-bi-um-ma#-lik#-ma | Thus Nabium-malik: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu li#-ba#-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz)? [x x x] x x x | 1 1/3(?) ...... |
| 6 | x [x x x x] {d}suen#-i-din-nam | Sîn-iddinam |
| 7 | tu-sza# [x x] x KI? KU-um | ... ... |
| 8 | 1(u) 4(asz) [x x] x 2(gesz2) 1(asz) _gur zu2-lum_ | 14 ... 121 gur dates |
| 9 | a-na _szuku#?_ x x x _diri?-mesz_ | for the šuku-allocation of |
| 10 | i-di-in#-szu-nu#-szi-im | gave to them |
| 11 | u3 ka-ni-ik# _zu2-lum_ | and the guarantee of dates |
| 12 | _i3-dub_ szu-mi-szu x | the šūmu-tax |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-qi2-ma a-na [x x x x] x | let him take and to ...... |
| 2 | u3 _zu2-lum-ma_ x [x] x [x] x | and dates ... |
| 3 | i-ba-asz-szu-u2 szu-[up]-ra#-am-ma | there is, send me, and |
| 4 | lu-sze#-s,i2#-szu-nu-ti | let me bring them out. |
| 5 | MASZ _gur_ kur? ra szu-bi-lam | send me the interest of the land. |
| 6 | _4(u) 6(disz) sza3 geszimmar 1(u) 2(disz)_ BI nam | 46 of date palms, 12 ... |
| 7 | sza _szum2{sar}_ | of garlic |
| 8 | i-lu-nim | Ilunim, |
| 9 | ma#-li ta-di-nu-szu-nu-szi-im | ... you gave to them. |
| 10 | szu-up-ra-am-ma lu i-di | send me, so that I may know. |
| 11 | u3 a-na _1(disz) {gi}gur-ta_-ka | and to 1 gur each |
| 12 | sza _zu2-lum_ ta-aq-bi-a-am-ma | of dates you said, and |
| 13 | u2-ul tu-sza-bi-lam | you did not send me. |
| 14 | i-na-an-na szu-bi-lam | Now send me! |
Sources & licences
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