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AbB 12, 069 (P510593)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 069 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510593 |
| Museum no. | BM 097122 |
| 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-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-li-t,u2-szu | to the man of Marduk he made him live |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma su-mu-akszak{ki}-ma | Sumuakšak speaks thus: |
| 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 | asz-szum i-bi-{d}iszkur _dam-gar3#_ i-da-ma-ra-az{ki#} | Concerning Ibbi-Addu the merchant of Idamaraz |
| 7 | _nig2-szu_ {d}utu-ma-dingir#-ni# | property of Šamaš-mādin-ili |
| 8 | i-na pa-ni-tim i-nu-ma a-na tam-li-tim a-na e2-duru5-bi2-sa3{ki#} | before when to the sea to the E-durubisa |
| 9 | a-wi-lum il-li-kam asz-szum i-bi-{d}iszkur# szu-a-ti | A man came because of that Ibbi-Addu |
| 10 | ki-a-am aq-bi-kum um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I said to you thus: "I |
| 11 | a-wi-lu-u2 sza isz-di-in la i-szu#-u2-ma | A man who a gift does not have, and |
| 12 | a-na pi2-ha-ti-szu-nu la iz-za-az-zu | They shall not stand in their cult centers. |
| 13 | i-na _aga-us2-mesz_ ta-as-su2-ha-szu-nu-ti-ma | with the soldiers you have seized them, and |
| 14 | s,i-bu-ut-ku-nu i-ip-pu-szu | They will perform your extispicy. |
| 15 | i-na-an-na i-bi-{d}iszkur an#-nu-um | Now, Ibbi-Addu is here |
| 16 | szi#-pi2-ir i-ki szu UD x x | The work of the iku-worker ... |
| 17 | [x] x [x (x)] | |
| 18 | [x (x)] x a-na a-wi-lim# [...] | ... to a man ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _a-sza3_-lam szu-a-ti a-na i-di-ka | that field to your aid |
| 2 | te-er-szu-ma KU-pa-ar-tam sza _e2_-tim | return to him and the KU-pārtam of the house |
| 3 | sza _dumu-munus e2_-tim li-il-qe2-ma | of the daughter of the house shall take, and |
| 4 | isz-ti-a-at li-pu-usz | May he do it together. |
| 5 | ki-a-am a-wa-tam an-ni-tam aq-bi-kum#-ma | Thus I said to you this word |
| 6 | a-an-nam ta-pu-la-an-ni | Why did you write to me? |
| 7 | i-na-an-na i-bi-{d}iszkur szu-u2 | Now, that Ibbi-Addu |
| 8 | [a]-na# babila2{ki} wa-ar#-ki#-ka il-li-kam | to Babylon after you came |
| 9 | tup#-pi2 ik-szu-da-ak-ka-ma | the tablet he sealed for you, and |
| 10 | a-na s,e#-ri-ka at,#-t,ar#-da-asz-szu | I sent him to you. |
| 11 | szum-ma a-wa#-tum# i-in-ka ma-ah-ra-at | If your word is favorable, |
| 12 | tup-pa#-ka# a-na a-wi-lim szu-bi-lam-ma# | Send your tablet to a man, and |
| 13 | u3 a-na#-ku an-ni-ki-a-am# lu-usz-ter-di-szu-ma | And let me send him here. |
| 14 | a-na i-di-ka te-er-szu | Return it to your help! |
| 15 | sza-ni-tam um-ma szu-u2-ma | Another thing: he is |
| 16 | {disz}ARAD-{d}da-gan ma-di-isz | Urad-Dagan greatly |
| 17 | ia#-ti u3 sza _e2_ na-ap-t,a#-[ri-ia] | my own and that of the house of my seals |
| 18 | u2-na-az-zi-IB [(x)] | he shall remove |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | ki-a-am iq#-bi#-a-am# | thus said |
| 2 | a-wi-lum szu-u2 qe2-er#-ba#-am# | That man is inside |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | wa-ar-ka-as-su2 | after that |
| 2 | pu-ru-us2 [(x)] | a scepter |
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