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AbB 12, 037 (P510561)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510561 |
| Museum no. | BM 097538 |
| 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 be#-el#-ta-ni-ma | Thus Bēltani: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}i-szar-ki-di-SU | Šamaš and Išar-kidi-eriba |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2#-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | a-na nam#-<ra>-{d}sze-rum s,u2-ha-ri-im a-hi-ia | To Namcra-Šerum, my brother, |
| 7 | 1(barig) sze-a-am i-di-isz-szum-ma | 1 barig of barley he gave him, and |
| 8 | _u4 5(disz)-kam_ li-ib-ta-li-it, | the 5th day may he live. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | an-ni-a-am a-na gi-mi-il-li-im# | this to Gimillim |
| 2 | szu-uk-nam | Šuknam, |
| 3 | a-di a-ap-pa-lu-ka | as long as I live |
| 4 | ka-ni-ki ki-il# | a sealed document |
Sources & licences
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