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AbB 12, 006 (P510531)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510531 |
| Museum no. | BM 097212 |
| 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 dingir-szu-ib-ni | To Ilšu-ibni |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}na-bi-um-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus Nabium-nāṣir: |
| 4 | asz-szum _a-sza3_ sza {d}nanna-ibila-ma-an-szum2 _dub-sar za3-ga_ | Concerning the field of Nanna-ibila-manšum, the front scribe |
| 5 | tup-pi2 a-na ip-qu2-{d}na#-bi-um _szu-i_ | A tablet to Ipqu-Nabium the barber |
| 6 | u3 {d}suen-re-me-ni _di-ku5_ | and Sîn-remeni the judge |
| 7 | [asz]-szum# tap-pu-ut da-ba-bi-ka a-la-ki-im | Because you are attentive to your words, I go. |
| 8 | usz#-ta-bi-lam | he sent to me. |
| 9 | [{disz}{d}]suen#-i-din-nam {disz}{d}suen-mu-sza-lim u3 u2-s,ur-pi4-esz18-dar | Sin-iddinam, Sin-mušallim and Uṣur-pî-Ištar |
| 10 | [a-na ma]-ah#-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent to you. |
| 11 | [it-ti]-szu#-nu a-na _a-sza3_ ri-id-ma | with them to the field he rented, and |
| 12 | [a-na _a-sza3_] szu#-a-tu li-ka-bi-is | to that field may he seal. |
| 13 | [sze-a-am sza] _a-sza3_ ma-la e-er-szu | the barley of the field as much as he has acquired |
| 14 | [x x x x x (x)] szu-ud-di-in | Give ......! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x (x)]-x#-e-ma | ...... and |
| 2 | [x x x x x] szu-bi-lam | Send me ...... |
| 3 | [x x x-sza]-pa-ra-am-ma | ... send me, and |
| 4 | [x x x (x)] szu#-a-tu | ... those |
| 5 | [x x x (x)] sze-e-ia | ... my barley |
| 6 | [x x]-x-szu i-le-eq-qu2-nim | his ... they shall take |
Sources & licences
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