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AbB 12, 004 (P510529)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510529 |
| Museum no. | BM 097256 |
| 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 a-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to the man of Marduk they shall release him |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i-lu-ni-ma | Thus (says) Iluni: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li#-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | lu sza-al#-ma#-ta | May you be well! |
| 7 | {disz}{d}tu-tu-na-s,i-ir | Tutunaṣir |
| 8 | u3 {d}suen-i-din-nam | and Sîn-iddinam |
| 9 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam# | I have sent to you. |
| 10 | _gu4 hi-a_ sza ma-ah-ri-ka | the oxen which before you |
| 11 | u3 _gu4_ sza ta-aq-bi-a-am | and the ox about which you spoke |
| 12 | i-di-in-szu-nu-szi | gave to them. |
| 13 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-ib-lu-nim# | may they bring. |
| 2 | ar-ha isz-te-en# [(x)] | ... each other |
| 3 | lu-up-qi2-is-su2-nu-ti-ma | let me take them, and |
| 4 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ka | to your presence |
| 5 | li-tu-ru-u2-nim | may they return. |
| 6 | asz-szum _gu4_ sza ma-ah-ri-ka | Concerning the ox that is before you |
| 7 | i-da-am la tu-sza-ar-sza | you will not let her go away. |
Sources & licences
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