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AbB 12, 029 (P510554)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510554 |
| Museum no. | BM 097200 |
| 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)
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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 | a-na [...] | to ... |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}na-bi-um-at#-[pa-lam] | Thus Nabium-atpalam |
| 4 | {disz}isz-me-{d}suen ki-a-am isz-pur#-am | Išme-Sîn wrote thus: |
| 5 | um-ma szu-ma | Thus (says) he: |
| 6 | _1(u) 5(asz) sze gur_ sza _lu2-kurun2-na_ | 15 kor of barley belonging to the fattener |
| 7 | i-na pu-us2{ki} le-qe2-a-ku | I shall take in Puš. |
| 8 | a-na sza-at-ti-ia | for my life |
| 9 | _ib2-tak4 al-du3_-ia | he has sinned against me, |
| 10 | i-na pu-us2{ki}-ma | in Puš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-id-di-nu-nim | they should give me. |
| 2 | ki-a-am {disz}isz-me-{d}suen | thus Išme-Sin |
| 3 | isz-pur-am | he sent. |
| 4 | a-na sza-at-ti-szu | for his life |
| 5 | sze-a-am a-na _al-du3_-szu | barley for his work |
| 6 | i-na pu-us2{ki}-ma | in Puš |
| 7 | id-na-szu | he gave him |
| 8 | u3 qi2-bi-a-szum#-[ma] | and speak to him |
| 9 | i-na _gu2-un#_ [...] | by the talent ... |
| 10 | _1(disz) sila3 sze_ la# [i-ka-al-la?] | 1 sila3 of barley does not eat |
Sources & licences
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