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AbB 12, 021 (P510546)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510546 |
| Museum no. | BM 097072 |
| 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}na#-[bi-um-at-pa-lam?] | to Nabium-atpalam(?) |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim#-[ma] | Marduk-mušallim speaks thus: |
| 4 | _{gesz}sze-du10 hi-a_ sza {disz}i3-li2-ki#-nu-um _ugula mar-tu_ | a bar of wheat belonging to Ilī-kinum the overseer of Amurru |
| 5 | i-zi-ba-ak-kum | Izibakkum |
| 6 | a-na mi-nim a-na babila2{ki#} | what to Babylon? |
| 7 | la tu-sza-bi-la-szu-nu-ti | do not send them! |
| 8 | a-nu-um-ma a-na {disz}be#-la-nu-um _ugula# mar#-tu_ | Now, to Belanum, foreman of Amurru |
| 9 | asz-tap-ra-am | I sent. |
| 10 | _1(disz) {gesz}ma2_ u3 _1(u) erin2_-am | 1 boat and 10 workers |
| 11 | i-na-ad-di-na-ak#-[kum] | shall give to you |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _{gesz}sze-du10 hi-a_ szu-nu-ti# | these barley rations |
| 2 | s,e-na-am-ma | a flock |
| 3 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 4 | li-ib-lu-nim | may they bring. |
| 5 | u3 _{gesz}sze-du10 hi-a_ szu-nu | and a good quality barley tree |
| 6 | i-na _gi sa hi-a_ | from a reed bundle of wheat |
| 7 | lu ku-ut-tu-mu | may they be deprived. |
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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