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AbB 12, 051 (P510575)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510575 |
| Museum no. | BM 097137 |
| 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}suen-e-ri-ba-am | to Sîn-eribam |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-wi-il-dingir-ma | Thus Awīl-ilum: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na _tug2 hi-a_ ka-ZI-i-ma | the silver for a ... garment is to be paid. |
| 7 | _tug2 hi-a_ sza na-da-nim | garments of the nadānum offerings |
| 8 | a-di-in-ma sza-pi2-il-ti | “I have given to you my extispicy, |
| 9 | _tug2 hi-a_-ia i-na i-ma-ar{ki} | my garments in Imar |
| 10 | _dam#-gar3_-ru-ta-am | merchant |
| 11 | [i]-na# qa-tim ta-ki-il-tim | from the hand of the takīltu |
| 12 | ag#-mu-ur-ma | I smote and |
| 13 | a-na ha-szi-im{ki} | to Hašim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ ma-ha-ri-im | for the silver before |
| 2 | a-ta-s,i2 | I went out. |
| 3 | a-nu-um-ma _6(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Now, 6 minas of silver |
| 4 | sza am-hu-ru ri-isz-{d}utu | that I received, Rīš-Šamaše |
| 5 | usz-ta-bi-la-kum | I have sent to you |
| 6 | _3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ku-ia | 3 minas of silver for Kunukuya |
| 7 | la i-pe2-tu-u2 | they did not open. |
| 8 | u3 _3(disz) dug_ he-el-di-tum | and 3 heldītu-vessels |
| 9 | a-na i-bi-{d}nin-szubur | to Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 10 | {disz}a-pil2-i3-li2-szu | Apil-ilišu |
| 11 | u3 {disz}ib-ba-tum | and Ibbatum |
| 12 | ta-sza-si-i-ma | you ask, and |
| 13 | ta-na-di-in | you will give |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 3 minas of silver |
| 2 | a-sza#-ar | I will ask. |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | ni-it,-li-ka ta-na-di-in# | You will give your strength. |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar masz2_ la i-ka-s,a-ra-na#-szi-im | the silver (and) the interest shall not be charged to her. |
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