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AbB 12, 042 (P510566)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510566 |
| Museum no. | BM 097492 |
| 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 qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Nanna-indu: |
| 2 | [um]-ma ib-ba-tum-ma | thus Ibbatum: |
| 3 | [{d}]utu# u3 {d}marduk# li#-ba#-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Shamash and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 4 | [asz]-szum# a-wa-tim an-ni-tim!(IM) | Because of this word |
| 5 | [tup]-pa-am isz-ti-isz-szu-u2 tu-sza-bi-lam-ma | you sent a tablet with him, and |
| 6 | [x] BI ta-tu-ur-ma u2-ul tu-sza-bi-lam | ... you returned, but you did not send me. |
| 7 | szum#-ma _ku3-babbar_ i-ri-szu-ka | If the silver your debts |
| 8 | a-[nu]-um#-ma _2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza-ki-in | Now, 2 minas of silver are deposited. |
| 9 | x-szu-u2 u3 x bu x [x (x)] | ... and ... |
| 10 | la# te-gi e-hi-id | did not return, he received. |
| 11 | [a]-na# a-wa-tim | to a word |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [an]-ni#-a-tim ni-di a-hi-im# | These are the nīdi of the brother. |
| 2 | la# ta-ra-asz-szi | do not abandon her! |
| 3 | a-na _u4 2(disz)-kam_ ka-asz-da-ka | on the 2nd day of your campaign |
| 4 | me-hi-ir tup-pi2-ia | Receive my tablet! |
| 5 | szu#-bi-lam | send me! |
| 6 | {disz}a-pil2-i3-li2-szu u3 ri-isz-{d}utu | Apil-ilišu and Rīša-Šadân, |
| 7 | szu-bi-lam!(IB) | send to me! |
Sources & licences
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