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AbB 12, 067 (P510591)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 067 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510591 |
| Museum no. | BM 097099 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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-bi-ia sza# _{d}[marduk_ u2-ba-al-li-t,u2-(szu)] | to my father, whom Marduk had restored |
| 2 | qi2-bi2#-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi-ma | thus Sîn-nādin-šumi: |
| 4 | _[{d}]utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ da-ri#-isz _u4_-mi | Shamash and Marduk forever. |
| 5 | [a]-bi# ka-ta li-ba-al-li-t,u2#-[ka] | May the father of your mouth keep you alive! |
| 6 | a-bi# lu# sza-lim lu ba-li2-it, | May my father be well, may he live! |
| 7 | _dingir_ na-s,i-[ir] a-bi#-ia# ri#-isz# a-bi#-ia# | The god who guards my father, the love of my father |
| 8 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 9 | a-na szu-lum a-bi-ia asz-pu-ra-am | for the well-being of my father I wrote. |
| 10 | szu-lum a-bi-ia ka-ta ma-har _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ | The well-being of my father is yours before Šamaš and Marduk. |
| 11 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 12 | ki-ma a-bi at-ta ti-du-u2 | Like my father, you know. |
| 13 | i-ta-a-am sza _ka2_ ka-re-e | he took away from the gate of the granary. |
| 14 | u2-ul ti-de-e | you did not know. |
| 15 | isz#-tu a-na _zimbir{ki}_ | from Sippar |
| 16 | ta-al-li-ku-u2 | they will go |
| 17 | x ni ma | ..., |
| 18 | sze-a-am a-na _dumu#?_ a-ab-ba-a | barley to the son of Ayabbâ |
| 19 | u3 ri-isz-_{d}utu_ | and Rish-Šamaš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 be-el-ti _e2_ | and the lady of the house |
| 2 | ta-ad-di-nu | given. |
| 3 | ma-am-ma-an _1(disz) sila3 sze_ u2-ul i-di-na-am | nobody has given me 1 sila of barley. |
| 4 | isz-tu _u4 5(disz)-kam_ ba-ri-a-ku-u2 | from the 5th day of Arianakû |
| 5 | _szuku_ ku-ru-um-ma-<ta>-am u2-ul# i-szu-u2 | They have no legal claim. |
| 6 | i-na pa-ni a-na _zimbir{ki}_ a-la-ki-ma | before Sippar I went, and |
| 7 | ki-a-am u2-na-i-dam? um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus he said: "I |
| 8 | {disz}{mi2}du-uh-szi-ta-am t,u2#-ur2#-da-am | Duhšitam, the ṭurdam |
| 9 | [x x] x x x li-iq#-[bi]-ma# | ...... let him say and |
| 10 | [...] x x [...] x u3 x [x (x)] | ... and ... |
| 11 | [i]-na#-an#-na# ma-har x [...] ta#-at,-ru#-dam# | Now, before ... you have sent me. |
| 12 | u3 _1(ban2) zi3-da_ u2-ul tu-sza#-bi#-la-am | and 1 ban2 of flour you did not send me. |
| 13 | i-na-an-na _ku3-babbar_ im-ta-ah-ru-ne-en6-ni | Now they have received the silver. |
| 14 | i-na _u4 5(disz)-kam_ sze-am a-ma-ha#-ar# | On the 5th day I shall receive the barley. |
| 15 | ar#-hi-isz ku-usz-da-am# | quickly the kušdam |
| 16 | ma#-am-ma-an# [x x (x)] | nobody ... |
| 17 | sza _5(disz) gin2_ [...] | of 5 shekels ... |
| 18 | na-x-[...] | Na-... |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | u2-ul e-[x x] ar#-hi-isz u2-ul ta-ka-la# | He does not ... quickly, you do not eat quickly. |
| 2 | sze#-um ih-[ha-asz-sze]-eh x x-lam? it-ti-ka u2-ul | The barley has been plundered, ... with you is not |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | [a]-da#-ab-bu-ub | I shall speak |
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