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AbB 12, 068 (P510592)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510592 |
| Museum no. | BM 097110 |
| 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 a-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al#-la#-t,u2-szu | to the man of Marduk they shall release him |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}i-szum-ib-ni-szu-ma | thus Išum-ibnīszu: |
| 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 | lu sza-al-ma#-a-ta lu ba#-al-t,a-a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 7 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pur-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 8 | szu-lum-ka szu-up-ra-am | Send me your well-being! |
| 9 | asz-szum _gu4 hi-a_ sza i-na babila2{ki} | Concerning the cattle that in Babylon |
| 10 | ni-id-bu-bu-ma | we spoke, and |
| 11 | a-na {d}utu-da-a-a-an _dumu_ qu2-ra-ad-dingir | To Šamaš-dayyān son of Kurad-ilum |
| 12 | ki-a-am ta-aq-bu-u2 um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you said: "You |
| 13 | i-na larsa{ki} | in Larsa |
| 14 | ki-ma a-al-la-ku | like a boatman |
| 15 | _3(disz) gu4_ u3 _1(disz) ab2_ a-na-an-di-ik-kum-ma | 3 oxen and 1 cow I shall give you, and |
| 16 | a-na {d}i-szum-ib-ni-szu | to Išum-ibnīszu |
| 17 | tu#-sza-ab-ba-al [(x)] | you will sprinkle ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] x | |
| 3 | [...]-ma# | ... and |
| 4 | [x] x x [...] x-ni-tim | ... ...; |
| 5 | _5(asz) sze gur_ sze-a-am# hu#-bu#-ta#-ta-am | 5 kor of barley, the barley of Ḫubutātam |
| 6 | ar#-hi-isz u2-ul# tu#-sza#-ab#-ba#-lam#-ma# | You will not make it abundant quickly. |
| 7 | _n sze gur#_ sze-a-am [(x)] a-ha-[ba-at] | n kor of barley, ... exchanged. |
| 8 | a-na _gu4 hi-a_ sza# x x x [x x (x)] x | to the oxen of ... |
| 9 | la tu-ma-a-aq | do not be negligent! |
| 10 | szum-ma ni-t,i-il-ka | If your gift |
| 11 | _gu4 hi-a_ szu-nu-ti a-na# ma#-as,-s,a-ar-tim-ma | these oxen for the guard |
| 12 | tu-sza-bi-lam | you sent me. |
| 13 | _gu4 hi-a_ szu-nu-<ti> a-na-as,-s,a-ar-ma | I will keep watch over those oxen and |
| 14 | re-esz-ka u2-ka-al#-lu | they will hold your head high. |
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