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AbB 12, 082 (P510606)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 082 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510606 |
| Museum no. | BM 097201 |
| 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-bi]-ia# sza# {d}marduk# u2-ba#-al#-[la-t,u2-szu] | to my father, whom Marduk will restore |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma] du-ul-lu-uq-tum-ma# | thus Dulluqu |
| 4 | {d}utu# u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia da#-[ri-isz] | May Šamaš and Marduk forever listen to my prayers. |
| 5 | [_u4_-mi] li-ba-al-li-<t,u2>-ka# | May my days be long for you. |
| 6 | [a-bi] at-ta lu# sza-al-ma-ta lu# [ba-al-t,a-ta] | May you be well, may you be pacified. |
| 7 | _dingir#_ na#-s,i-ir a-bi-ia ka#-ta# [re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim] | O god, guardian of my father, you are the foremost among the gods. May it be well with you! |
| 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 sent. |
| 10 | szu-lum a-bi-ia ka-ta ma#-har# [{d}utu] | The well-being of my father is yours before Šamaš |
| 11 | lu# da-[ri] | May it be forever! |
| 12 | [a-nu-um-ma a]-bi# at-ta [...] | Now, your father ... |
| 13 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x x (x) a]-bi-ia [...] | ... my father ... |
| 2 | u2-sza#-bi-lam# [...] | he sent to me |
| 3 | _2(disz) gu2-un_ la-ap-ta#-[am{sar}] | 2 talents of laptam |
| 4 | _szum2{sar} szum2-sikil{sar#} [sze?_] | onions, garlic, barley |
| 5 | bu-uq-li-[im] | a kind of container |
| 6 | hi-sze#-eh-tam ma-la i-na ka#-[ap-ri-im] | as much as in the booty |
| 7 | i-szu-u2 | he has |
| 8 | s,i-im-dam-ma szu-bi-lam | Send me a report! |
| 9 | a-na-ku a-na _sze_-im sze-i3-gesz [u3] _ku3-babbar_ [(x)] | I for barley, sesame and silver |
| 10 | a-na babila2{ki} lu-sza-bi-il# | I shall send to Babylon. |
| 11 | _1(u) {gesz}nu-ur2-ma hi-a_ [(x) (x)] | 10 pomegranates |
| 12 | a-na ia-a-szi-im szu-bi-lam | send to me! |
| 13 | sza# i-na ka-ap-ri-im# [i-szu-u2] | who are in the netherworld |
| 14 | [szu]-bi#-[lam] | send to me! |
Sources & licences
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