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AbB 12, 064 (P510588)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 064 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510588 |
| Museum no. | BM 097056 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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 dingir-szu-ba-ni _ugula x_ | to Ilshu-bani, foreman of ... |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma dingir-utu-ma i-nu-ma {disz}{d}iszkur-ra-bi | Thus (says) the gods. When Adad-rabi |
| 4 | [i-na] pa-lu-uh-ti {d}UH2 u3 _nin-gar3-sa6_ | in the fear of Uḫu and Ningarsa |
| 5 | [x]-hu#-ru-szu-ma u2-te-ni-a-am na-hi-isz-tim | ... his ... and returned to me, the refugees |
| 6 | szu#-ri#-in _ku3-sig17_ u2-s,i2-ma a-wi-lum _a-sza3_ | a gold šurīnu-vessel he brought out, and the man the field |
| 7 | li-bi-ir a-<wi>-lum nu-ru-um-li-s,i2 | Scribe: Awīl-Nurum-liṣi. |
| 8 | _dumu_ ta-ri-x a-na la _a-sza3_-szu szu-ri-in _ku3-sig17#_ | son of Tari-x, for not his field a gold šurīnu-vessel |
| 9 | i-su-uh la PI-li-ku la mi-im-ma | “He has sinned, he has not done anything, |
| 10 | i-na _sila_ i-mu-ur-ma asz-szum _a-sza3_ sza tu x x x na-asz2-szi | in the street he saw, and concerning the field that he brought |
| 11 | _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ u2-ul i-zi-ib _2(iku) GAN2_ u2-s,i2-ib | a field of 1 iku he did not leave, a second field he cultivated. |
| 12 | _3(iku) GAN2_ u2-ul zi-ib isz-szi ka-la _a-sza3_ | a field of 3 ikû is not irrigated; all the fields |
| 13 | isz-ta-ar-szi u3 a-na e2-ul-masz x-[(x) (x)] | and to the Eulmaš ... |
| 14 | u2-szi-ri-ib-szi a-wi-lum {d}x-szum2-ibila | the man of -šumibila |
| 15 | a-na!(HU) _a-sza3_ ir-gu-um-szum-ma | to the field he shall take him, and |
| 16 | um-ma nu-ru-um-li-s,i2-ma | Nurum-liṣi speaks thus: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _a-sza3_ sza _e2_ a-bi-ka | the field of the house of your father |
| 2 | ma-an-nu-um i-si-ka-ma | nobody is with you, |
| 3 | a-wi-il-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}x x x [x (x)] | Awīltum, daughter of ... |
| 4 | a-na _dumu-munus_ x x x x x x | to the daughter of ... |
| 5 | a-bu {disz}nu#-[ru]-um#-li-s,i2 | father Nurum-liṣi |
| 6 | s,a-ab-ta-[am]-ma dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it, | seized, and Ilu-šumu-balliṭ |
| 7 | _dumu#_ x x x [(x)] x sza it-ti | son of ..., who with |
| 8 | [x] x x [(x)] x ZA SU x x x | ... ... |
| 9 | [x x x] ki#-a-am# x x | ... thus ... |
| 10 | [x x] x x x-asz-szi | ...... her |
| 11 | [...] x x x x a-wa-ti-szu | ... his words |
| 12 | [a]-na# {d}utu# x x x x x x-ma | to Šamaš |
| 13 | [x x] x x asz-szum ni-isz {d}utu | ... concerning the life of Šamaš |
| 14 | [x] x bi lu x bi am u2-ma-li-szi-ma | ... ... the wild bull filled her and |
| 15 | [x] x ZI a SZI um-ma {d}utu a-na sza asz-pu-ra-kum | ..., saying: “Šamaš, to what I wrote you |
| 16 | a-ah-ka la ta-na-ad-di a-ah-ka | Do not abandon your father, your father! |
| 17 | ta-na-di-ma DI-ti ka a sza x | You will measure it out and you will get well. |
| 18 | i-li-ik-szu i-de-ma | he knew his way, and |
| left col 1' | ||
| 1 | [...] x-nim x x | ... ... |
| 2 | [i?]-na# zimbir{ki#} | in Sippar |
| left col 2' | ||
| 1 | bi-ru-u2 i-de-ma | he knows the boundary, and |
| 2 | li-ib-li-tu#? [x] | the limbs(?) |
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