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AbB 12, 048 (P510572)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 048 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510572 |
| Museum no. | BM 097121 |
| 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] a-wi#-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to the man of Marduk they shall release him |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-i-din-nam-ma | thus Sîn-iddinam: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka# | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | lu-u2 sza-al-ma-a-ta | Be it pure, |
| 6 | lu-u2 ba!(SZA)-al-t,a-a-ta# | May you be pacified! |
| 7 | asz-szum _numun szum2-sikil{sar#}_ | because of the seed of šumsikil |
| 8 | sza aq-bu-ku-um | that I said |
| 9 | u2-ul ru-qa2-a-ku-u2-ma | are not mine, and |
| 10 | a-na ka-ap-ri-im | to the envoy |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | al-li-ik#-[ma] | I went and |
| 2 | a-di i-na#-[an]-na# u2-[ul x x (x)] | as long as he does not ... |
| 3 | a-nu-um-ma isz-me-{d}suen# _na-asz-bar_ | Now, Išme-Sîn, the decision |
| 4 | asz-tap-ra-ku-um | I sent to you. |
| 5 | _5(disz) sila3 numun szum2-sikil{sar}_ | 5 sila3 of seeds of garlic |
| 6 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| 7 | re-qu2-us2-su la ta#-t,ar#-ra#-da#-asz-szu | Do not abandon him! |
| 8 | [asz]-szum# _numun_ an-ni-im | Because of this seed |
| 9 | [isz]-tu# _mu 2(disz)-kam_ aq-bi-kum | From the second year I spoke to you: |
Sources & licences
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