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AbB 12, 088 (P510612)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 088 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510612 |
| Museum no. | BM 097237 |
| 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-bi-ia qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my father: |
| 2 | um-ma be-el-szu-nu ma-ru-ka-ma | Thus (says) their lord: your servant |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | May Šamaš and Marduk forever be my friends. |
| 4 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 5 | asz-szum a-wa-a-tim sza _e2_ a-ha-ti-ia | Concerning the words of my brother's house |
| 6 | qu2-ut-ti-szi-na u3 ga#-ma-ri-szi-na | their limbs and their arms |
| 7 | {disz}sza-am-hu-um u3 a-hu-szi-na ah-hu-ia | Šamḫum and their brothers, my brothers, |
| 8 | a-na babila2{ki} il-li-ku-nim-ma | to Babylon they came, and |
| 9 | {disz}asz-di-s,u2-ra i-mu-ur-szu-nu-ti-ma | Ašdi-ṣura saw them, and |
| 10 | a-na _sze_-im sza ma-ah-ri-ka | for the barley before you |
| 11 | pe2-te-e u3 ta-ba-lim | open and depart, |
| 12 | {disz}i-din-{d}suen la wa-asz-ra-am | Iddin-Sîn is not responsible |
| 13 | u3 _2(disz) lu2_ it-ti-szu | and 2 men with him |
| 14 | it,-t,a3-ar-dam | has returned, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma isz-tu pa-na ta-ag-mi-la-ni | like before you have sinned |
| 2 | u3 gi-mi-il-la-ka ra-bu-um | and your great gift |
| 3 | e-li-ia sza-ak-nu | are placed over me. |
| 4 | zimbir{ki} ka-lu-szu i-de-e | of Sippar he knew all of it |
| 5 | i-na-an-na _sze_-a-am szu-a-ti | Now that barley |
| 6 | a-na pe2-te la ta-na-ad-di-in | Do not give it to a stranger! |
| 7 | ki-a-am qi2-bi um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus (says) the following: |
| 8 | a-na ri-ib-ba-ti-szu li-ka-li | may he hold in his arms. |
| 9 | u3 i-nu-ma a-wa-tim sza _e2_ a-ha-ti-szu | and when the word of the house of his brothers |
| 10 | _1(u) gin2 ku3-sig17 1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 10 shekels of gold, 1 mina of silver |
| 11 | a-na szi-im _sze_-im it-ti _dam-gar3_ | for the price of the barley with the merchant |
| 12 | il-qe2-e-ma asz-szu-mi-szu | he took, and his name |
| 13 | a-na _dam-gar3_ qa2-ba-am | speak to the merchant. |
| 14 | asz-ku-un szu-zu-ub-ka | I established your place. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ra-bi-a-am lu-mur ki-ma sza si2-si2-ik-ta-ka | May I see your greatness like that of your hem. |
| 2 | i-s,a-ab-ba-tu ma-la i-ba-szu ku-ul-li-ma-an-ni | they will seize, as much as there is, they will kill me. |
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