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AbB 12, 033 (P497777)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P497777 |
| Museum no. | BM 097459 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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}nanna-in-du8 | to Nanna-indu |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma] {d}iszkur-na-s,ir-ma | thus Adad-nāṣir: |
| 4 | [{d}utu] li#-ba-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | [a-nu-um]-ma# e-ri-isz-sag-il2# | Herewith, Eriš-sagil |
| 6 | [at,]-t,ar#-da#-ak-kum | I have sent to you. |
| 7 | ma#-la-ma i-ir-ri-szu-ka | whatever he brings to you |
| 8 | la# ta#-ka-al-la-szi-im | do not hold back! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-wi-la-tim | and men |
| 2 | sza i-la-ka-ni-ik-kum | that he will come to you |
| 3 | ka-ni-kam szu-zi-ib-szi-na-ti | Seal them with a seal. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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