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AbB 12, 055 (P510579)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510579 |
| Museum no. | BM 097531 |
| 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 li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | sza-al-ma-a-ku | I am well; |
| 6 | a-na ia-ab-li-ia{ki} | to Yabliya |
| 7 | e-te-ru-ub | entered. |
| 8 | i-la-ta#-am ak-ta-asz-da-am | I have sworn by the god Ilatam. |
| 9 | it-ti i-la-tim | with the gods |
| 10 | nu-ta-ka-al-ma# | does not stand, and |
| 11 | nu-s,i2 | he did not bring. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dug_ na-asz-pa-ka-am | a bowl of wine |
| 2 | sza {disz}i-lu-{d}utu | of Ilu-šamaš |
| 3 | u2-sza-bi-lam | he sent. |
| 4 | i-na _e2_ {disz}s,il2-li2-{d}be-el-szinig | in the house of Ṣillī-Bēlet-šinig, |
| 5 | li-sza-ki-in | may he establish. |
| 6 | u3 a-na hi-szi-ih-tim | and for the reed bundles |
| 7 | sza {disz}ba-ka-tim | of Bakatum, |
| 8 | i-zi-iz | stood. |
| 9 | szum-ma {d}utu iq-ta-bi | If Utu has said |
| 10 | a-na-ku ar-hi-isz | I quickly |
| 11 | at-ta-la-kam | I have come. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _lu2_ a-wi-lum | the man of the man |
| 2 | at-ta | You, |
Sources & licences
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