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AbB 01, 102 (P509376)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 01, 102 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509376 |
| Museum no. | BM 080798 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 | isz-tu _iti sig4-a_ | From the month of Simanu |
| 2 | asz-szum s,e-eh-he-ru-ti-ia i-ta-ap-lu-si-im | Because my sheepfold has become empty, |
| 3 | u2-na-ah-hi-id-ka | they shall remove you. |
| 4 | _u4 4(disz)-kam_ a-di i-na-an-na | the 4th day until now |
| 5 | t,e4-em szi-ip-ra-tim ma-la i-pu-szu | all the orders that he made |
| 6 | u3 _a-sza3 sze-gesz-i3_ sza i-pu-szu u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am | and the field of sesame that he built, you did not send me. |
| 7 | {disz}na-bi-{d}suen a-na babila2{ki} i-li-a-am#-ma | Nabi-Sîn came to Babylon and |
| 8 | t,e4-em-ka ri-qa2-am u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am | You did not send me a favorable report. |
| 9 | i-na-an-na na-bi-{d}suen | Now, Nabi-Suen |
| 10 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent to you. |
| 11 | it-ti-szu a-na _a-sza3_ ri-id-ma | with him to the field he shall give, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _a-sza3_ szi-ip-ra-tim ma-la i-pu-szu | the field of work as much as he did |
| 2 | u3 _a-sza3 sze-gesz-i3_ sza i-pu-szu | and the field of sesame that he built |
| 3 | i-ta-ap-la-as2-ma | he shall pay, and |
| 4 | i-na tup-pi2-ka pa-nam szu-ur2-szi-a-am-ma | Send me a copy of your tablet! |
| 5 | szu-up-ra-am | send! |
| 6 | lu-usz-pu-ra-ak-kum-ma | let me send to you, and |
| 7 | _sze_-um a-na _szuku_ s,e-eh-he-ru-tim | the barley for the ration of the scattered people |
| 8 | u3 _duh duru5_ a-na _sza3-gal gu4 hi-a_ li-in-na-di-in | and bran for the heart of the oxen should be given. |
| 9 | {disz}tak-la-ku-a-na-_{d}marduk_ | Taklāku-ana-Marduk |
| 10 | it-ti na-bi-{d}suen a-na _babila2{ki}_ | with Nabi-Sîn to Babylon |
| 11 | t,u2-ur-dam | to be returned. |
Sources & licences
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