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AbB 12, 075 (P510599)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 075 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510599 |
| Museum no. | BM 097166 |
| 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 szum-ma-{d}utu# | to Šumma-šamaše |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma be-el-ta-ni-ma | Thus Bēltani: |
| 4 | be-li2 {d}i-szar-ki-di#-[SU] | my lord Išar-kidi-eriba |
| 5 | u3 {d}ma-mi ka-la#-tum# | and Mami, all |
| 6 | da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li#-ba#-<li>-t,u2-ka# | forever may my days be long! |
| 7 | _2(disz) tug2 hi-a_ a-sza-pa#-ra#-kum# | 2 garments I will send to you. |
| 8 | an-nu-u2 ma-ah-ri-ia# | This before me |
| 9 | sza-ak-nu | are placed. |
| 10 | asz-szum _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | Because 1/2 shekel of silver |
| 11 | sza qa2-ti-ka | of your hand |
| 12 | _siki hi-a_ ah-sze-eh-ma | I washed the wool, and |
| 14 | asz-pu-ra-kum | I sent to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _5(disz) ma-na siki hi-a_ dam-qa2-tim | 5 minas of good quality wool |
| 2 | sza ka-pu-la-szi-na la-aq-tu | whose ... are acquired. |
| 3 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| 4 | ma-har be-li2-ia | before my lord |
| 5 | a-ka-ra-ba-kum# | I will send to you. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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