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AbB 12, 038 (P510562)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510562 |
| Museum no. | BM 097234 |
| 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 {d}nanna-in-du8 qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Nanna-indu: |
| 2 | um-ma ib-ba-tum!(TIM) a-hu-ka-a-ma | Thus Ibbatum, your brother: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 _dingir_-ka asz-szu-mi-ia li-ba-al-li#-t,u2#-ka | May Šamaš and your god keep you alive for my sake. |
| 4 | ki-ma ia-ah-su-uk-dingir i-la-kam-ma | like Yahsuk-ilī will come, and |
| 5 | tup#-pa-ka la ub#?-ba-la-asz-szu-u2-ma | Your tablet should not be brought to him |
| 6 | an#-ni-it-ka la an-ni-it-ka | Your word is not your word |
| 7 | i-na# pa-ni-tim a-na a-<ma?>-az{ki} ta-al-li-ik-ma# | in the past to Amaz you went, and |
| 8 | _sza3_ ma-tim _iti 1(disz)-kam_ tu-szi-im-ma | from the country for 1 month you will give, and |
| 9 | ma-ti-ma tup-pa-ka u2-ul il-li-kam | At any time, your tablet will not come. |
| 10 | u3 a-na di-na-tim ta-ta-ap-la-an-ni | and you have sent me to litigate, |
| 11 | sza bi-ri-it _u4_-mu-ka-al | that between the days |
| 12 | a-la-ki-im u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am | You did not send me a report. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na#-an-na isz-tu _sza3_ ma-tim _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | Now, from the country for 1 month |
| 2 | wa#-asz#-ba#-ta-ma u2-ul# ta-asz-pu-ra#-am | I am waiting for you, but you did not send me. |
| 3 | a-nu-um-ma {disz}ia-ah-su-uk-dingir | Herewith Iaḫsuk-ilum |
| 4 | _3(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 an-na-kam_ | 30 2/3 minas 8 shekels of tin |
| 5 | usz#-ta#-bi-la-ku-nu-szi!(SZU) | I have sent to you. |
| 6 | [a-sza]-ri-isz id-na-szu-u2-ma# | As for him, he gave him, and |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_-szu-u2 i-na ku-nu#-ka-ti-ku-nu | his silver with your seals |
| 8 | li-ka#-ni-ik a-na _tug2 hi-a ku3-babbar_ it-ta-ab-szi | he shall seal. He has taken the silver as a good garment. |
| 9 | szum-ma sza#-li?-im <<KI>> | If it is šalim(?), |
| 10 | _dingir_-lam sza-al-ma a-li-ik | The gods are well; I will go. |
| 11 | szum-ma a-sza-ri-isz _ku3-babbar_ i-ba-szi | If as a substitute silver there is |
| 12 | a-na _5(disz) gin2_ a-i-di-in | for 5 shekels I gave. |
| 13 | _tug2 hi-a_-tu-ka u2-ul an-ni-ki-am# [(x)] | Your garments are not yours. |
| 14 | mi-de {disz}dumu-{d}utu i-la#-[ka-ku]-um#-ma _tug2 hi-a_-ti-szu | What is it that Dumu-Šamaš will come to you and his clothing? |
| 15 | i-ri-isz-ka um-ma# [at-ta]-a-ma i-na _{gesz}ma2?_-[ma?] | said to you, thus: “You in the boat(?) |
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