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AbB 12, 053 (P510577)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510577 |
| Museum no. | BM 097310 |
| 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 {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | Thus Awīl-ilum: may Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 4 | a-nu-um sza u2-na-i-du-ka | Now, that he gave you, |
| 5 | um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma ki-ma e-re-bi-ka | Thus (says) I: When you enter, |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ qa-ti a-wi-li-im u2-su-uh | the silver from the hand of a man he removed |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ qa-ti a-wi-li-im | silver, hand of a man |
| 8 | u2-ul ta-su-uh u3 _ku3-babbar masz2_ u2-s,a-ab | you shall not discard, and the silver, the interest shall be charged. |
| 9 | di-in {d}utu e-pe2-szum a-nu-um | judge of Šamaš, to do, Anum |
| 10 | sza te-pu-szu szum-ma _ku3-babbar_ qa-ti | that you did, if the silver is in the hands |
| 11 | a-wi-li-im a-di-ni la ta-na-sa-ah | (Sum) Do not forget the man, do not forget his father (Akk) The man, don’t forget his mother |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ qa-ti a-<wi>-lim u2-su#-uh | the silver from the hand of a man he removed |
| 13 | u3 t,e4-em-ka ar-hi-isz | and your report quickly |
| 14 | szu-up-ra-am | send! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 sza-pi2-il-ti _ku3-babbar_ | and the remainder of the silver |
| 2 | sza i-na qa-ti-ka i-ri-hu | who in your hand trembles, |
| 3 | _1(disz) sze ku3-babbar_ a-na ma-ma-an | 1 grain of silver to anyone |
| 4 | ba-lu-ia la tu-szi-s,i2 | do not abandon my life! |
| 5 | _1(disz) sze ku3-babbar_ tu-szi-s,i2-ma | 1 barleycorn of silver you took out, and |
| 6 | a-pa-li-ia u2-ul te-le-i | You did not see my face. |
| 7 | u3 szi-mu-um u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi-ma | and there is no fate |
| 8 | u2-ul at-ta-al-kam | I did not go. |
| 9 | {disz}i-lu-{d}utu szi-ma-am | Ilu-šamaš, the answer |
| 10 | sza i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | that there is |
| 11 | i-la-qe3-a-ma a-na 5(disz) _u4_-mi | shall take, and for 5 days |
| 12 | i-la-kam u3 a-na-ku ri-isz e-ri-ib-ti | “He will come, and I will be the one who provides for the people. |
| 13 | sza i-ru-ba-am u2-qa2 | that he entered, he sat down. |
| 14 | szum-ma szi-mu-um | If a name |
| left | ||
| 1 | im-ta-aq-tam | he fell. |
| 2 | ar-hi-isz | quickly |
| 3 | at-ta-la-kam | I have come. |
| 4 | sza ar-hi-isz | which quickly |
| 5 | at-lu-ki-im | |
| 6 | i-na qa-ti-ia# | in my hand |
| 7 | s,a-ab-ta-ku# | I am seized |
Sources & licences
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