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AbB 12, 085 (P510609)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 085 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510609 |
| Museum no. | BM 097230 |
| 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 | to my father |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma be-el-szu-nu-ma | thus their lord: |
| 4 | [{d}]utu# u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Shamash and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | [lu] sza#-al#-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty. |
| 6 | [_dingir_ na]-s,i#-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim | May the god who protects you, your head, be at peace. |
| 7 | li#-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na# szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | lu# da-ri | May it be forever! |
| 11 | [_uruda hi]-a_ sza _6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | copper alloy of 6 shekels of silver |
| 12 | [a-na {disz}]be#-el-szu-nu ad-di-in | I gave to Belšunu. |
| 13 | [i-na] _{na4#}kiszib3_-ia ak-nu-kam-ma | with my seal I sealed and |
| 14 | [a]-na# ma-ah-ri-ka | before you |
| 15 | [(x)] at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki#-ma is-sa3-an-qa2-ak-kum | like he has poured out for you |
| 2 | qa2#-ti ra-ma-ni-szu | his own hand |
| 3 | _uruda hi-a_ sza _6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ szu-a-ti | the copper of that 6 shekels of silver |
| 4 | qa2-tam a-na _{lu2}simug_ | hand to the smith |
| 5 | sza e-mu-uq-dingir-szi-it-mar u2-ub-ba-la-ak-kum | of Ēmuq-dingir-šitmar brought to you. |
| 6 | u2-su-uh | he removed. |
| 7 | me-he-er tup-pi2-ia | in accordance with my tablet |
| 8 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
Sources & licences
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