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AbB 12, 044 (P510568)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 044 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510568 |
| Museum no. | BM 097169 |
| 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-i-in-tu-uh | to Nanna-īntuḫ |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ip-qu2-{d}sza-la-ma | thus Ipqu-Šala: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | _5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ sza it-ti-ia | 5 sila3 of oil that with me |
| 6 | il-qu2-nim _sag-geme2_ | took, the slave woman |
| 7 | it-ta-ba-ak | he has cleared. |
| 8 | a-nu-um-ma a-pil-ku#-bi | Now Apil-kubi |
| 9 | at,-t,ar-da-kum | I have sent to you. |
| 10 | _1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ sza pi2-sza-ti-im# | 1 sila3 of sesame oil, according to the wording |
| 11 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| 12 | {disz}ta-ri-bu-um | Tarībum |
| 13 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 14 | a-la-ak a-hi a-ta-ra#-am | I will go with my brother. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ul il-li-ik | he did not go |
| 2 | qi2-bi-szum-ma | speak to him |
| 3 | li-il-li-ik-ma | may he go, and |
| 4 | a-ha-szu li-it-ra-am-ma | May his brother be reconciled and |
| 5 | la#-ma# at-ta-al-ku | I did not go |
| 6 | ni-ka-si-szu-nu | we shall bind them. |
| 7 | li-pu-szu | they should do. |
| 8 | [me]-hi#-ir tup-pi2-ia | Receive my tablet! |
| 9 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
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