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AbB 12, 078 (P510602)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510602 |
| Museum no. | BM 097171 |
| 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 da-da-a | to Dadâ |
| 2 | u3 {d}suen-u2-se2-li | and Sîn-uselli |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma# | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma sze20-ep-{d}suen-ma | Thus Šēp-Sîn: |
| 5 | {d}utu u3 {d}asznan# | Šamaš and Ezina |
| 6 | asz-szum-ia a-na da-ri-a-tim | Because of me, forever |
| 7 | li-ba-al-li-t,u3-u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 8 | _u4_-um un-ne-du#-uk#-ki# | On the day that you are to be destroyed |
| 9 | ta-am-ma-ru la# ta-bi-ta#-ni | You will see, do not abandon me. |
| 10 | _u4_-ma-ka-al la te-[ne2]-zi#-ba#-ni | The day of the moon's disappearance you shall not remove it |
| 11 | ar-hi-isz pa-ni-ku#-[nu lu]-mu#-ur | Quickly I will see your face. |
| 12 | lu-u2 a-wi-il IR [x x] | or a man ... |
| 13 | lu-u2 ma-ri szu-szi-im#[{ki}] | or the sons of Susa |
| 14 | ta-ak-la sza su x [...] | The one who trusts in you ... |
| 15 | ti-di-a i-ti-ku-[nu] | they have given you advice. |
| 16 | a-na ta-ap-pa szu-uk#-na#-nim-ma | “Be present in this ram, place (in it) a firm positive answer |
| 17 | i-ti-ku-nu li-il-li-ka | May he come with you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4_-ma-ka-al la te-ne2-zi-ba | the day that you do not leave, |
| 2 | ar-hi-isz pa-ni-ku-nu | quickly your face |
| 3 | lu-mu-ur mi-de-e _u4 5(disz)-kam_ | Let me see what happened on the 5th day. |
| 4 | ta-ga-ru-ra u2-ul a-wa-ta-a-a | I will not speak a word to you |
| 5 | i-qa2-bu-ma ar-du-um | he will say, and Ardum |
| 6 | i-na a-li-i e-le-em | in the upper city |
| 7 | u3 ma-t,i-i ZI? x RI? IM#? | and the land(?) |
| 8 | u3 i-na ma-t,i-i ra-he-e | and in the land of Raḫe |
| 9 | i-s,a-ba-at _1(u) gin2# ku3-babbar_ | shall take 10 shekels of silver |
| 10 | gu-um-ra-ma i-na _dam#-gar3_-re#-e | “If he is a slave, in the merchants |
| 11 | wa-s,i2-i s,a-ab-ta-szu-nu-ti-ma | “Warrior, seize them, and |
| 12 | {disz}a-na-{d}utu-tak#-la-ku u3 ARAD-{d}utu | Ana-Šamaš-taklāku and Warad-Sîn |
| 13 | pa-ni-ia ku-li#-ma-ma | come before me, and |
| 14 | lu-u2 x-li at-tu-nu | You are indeed . |
| 15 | u2-ul ta-s,a-ri-ma-ma | you will not keep safe, and |
| 16 | u2-ul a-wa-ta-a-a i-ti-ku#-nu | I have not spoken a word with you |
| 17 | li-il-qu2-ni u3 a-na x [x x (x)] x-szu# | they should take, and to his ... |
| 18 | sza ma-ah-ri-ku-nu _2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na_ | which before you 2 2/3 minas |
| 19 | [x]-x-re-e i-ti-[szu-nu] | ... with them |
| 20 | li#-qe2-a-nim#-[ma] | take me, and |
| 21 | _u4_-um un-ne-du-uk-ki# | On the day that you are to be destroyed |
| 22 | ta-am-ma-ra-a | you will see |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _nagga#_ hi-im-mi li-qe2#-a-nim#-ma | may a potash take me, and |
| 2 | ki#-la-lu-ku-nu la te-ne2-zi-ba-ni | Do not abandon your cult centers! |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | ar-hi-isz pa-ni-ku-nu lu-mu#-[ur] | Let me quickly see your face. |
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