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AbB 12, 030 (P510555)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510555 |
| Museum no. | BM 097105 |
| 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# be-el-szu-nu [qi2]-bi2#-[ma] | Speak to their lord |
| 2 | um-ma {d}na-bi#-um#-at#-[pa-lam]-ma# | Thus Nabium-atpalama |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba#-[al-li]-t,u2#-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4 | asz-szum a-hi-ka# sza ta-asz-pu#-ra#-am# | Concerning your brother about whom you wrote me, |
| 5 | a-za-az# re-sza-am u2-ka-al | I stand at the head. |
| 6 | u3 mi-nu-um sza# ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am | And what is it that you wrote me thus? |
| 7 | um-ma at-ta-a-ma _a-sza3_-am | Thus you: the field |
| 8 | a-na pa-ni-ka usz-ta-na-sa-aq | he will constantly watch over your presence. |
| 9 | a-di ki-ma i-na-an-na szu-ta-su#-qu2-um-ma | as long as he lives now |
| 10 | tu-usz-ta-na-sa-aq | you will continually praise. |
| 11 | lu-u2 ti-de-e asz-tap-ra-ku-um# | I have sent to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na zu-mur _u4 1(u)-kam ba-zal_ | in the evening of the 10th day passed |
| 2 | _gu4 hi-a_ isz-ka-ra-am | oxen and sheep he presented. |
| 3 | li-is,-ba-tu | may they seize |
| 4 | lu ti-de-e asz-tap-ra-ku-um | I have written to you. |
| 5 | ni-ti a-hi-im la ta-ra-szi | Do not forget my brother! |
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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