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AbB 12, 034 (P510558)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510558 |
| Museum no. | BM 097221 |
| 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}nanna-in-du8 | to Nanna-indu |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-wi-il-{d}mar-tu-ma | Thus Awīl-Amurrum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | asz-szum _uruda hi-a_ sza aq-bu-kum | Concerning the copper about which I spoke to you |
| 6 | a-nu-um-ma {disz}{d}iszkur-ha-ze2-er | Now, Iškur-hāzēer |
| 7 | at,-t,ar-da-ak-kum | I have sent to you. |
| 8 | _uruda hi-a_ sza aq-bu-kum | the copper that I spoke to you |
| 9 | szu-bi-la-asz-szu | send to him. |
| 10 | la ta-ka-al-la-a-szu | do not hold him back! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szu-mi-ka a-na ma-am-ma-an | I ask you, to whomever |
| 2 | sza-ap-ti-ia u2-ul x-[x]-x-isz | my lips did not ... |
| 3 | e-bu-ru-um qe2-ru#-ub# | “The harvest is in the middle |
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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