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AbB 12, 091 (P510615)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 091 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510615 |
| Museum no. | BM 097253 |
| 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 ... sza {d}]marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu | to ... of Marduk they shall release him |
| 2 | [qi2-bi2]-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma {d}x-x-(x)]-na#-s,i-ir-ma | thus ...-naṣir: |
| 4 | [{d}utu u3 {d}]marduk# li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | [(x) (x) (x) lu-u2] sza-al-ma-ta | May ... be well. |
| 6 | [asz-szum] s,i-bu-ti-ka | Because of your divinity |
| 7 | [sza] ta#-asz-pu-ra-am | of which you wrote |
| 8 | [x x x] x szu-u2 | ... he |
| 9 | [i-na li]-ib-bi-ia i-ba-asz-szi | there is in my heart. |
| 10 | [ki-ma] _a-sza3_-ka i-na e-re-szi-im | like your field in cultivation |
| 11 | tu#-uq-te-et-tu-u2 | tuqtû-disease |
| 12 | [x] a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 13 | [x] x-li-a-am-ma | ... and |
| 14 | s,i#-bu-ut-ka | your love-making |
| 15 | li-in-ne-ep-sza-ak-ku | may they make perfect for you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 [asz]-szum# _gu4_ | and concerning the ox |
| 2 | sza asz-pu-ra-ak-ku | of which I wrote to you |
| 3 | i-na szi-ni-szu tup-pi2 | From among them the tablet |
| 4 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ka# szu-bu-lim | Send it to your presence! |
| 5 | _1(disz) gu4_ tu-sza-bi-lam | 1 ox you sent to me |
| 6 | i-na-an-na asz-tap-ra-ak-ku | Now I am writing to you: |
| 7 | a-wi-lum a-bi _erin2_ iq-bi-a-am | a man the father of the troops said to me |
| 8 | _1(disz) gu4_ sza SZI DI ka-asz-du | 1 ox, with ..., the kašdu-measure, |
| 9 | szu-bi-lam-ma | send me, and |
| 10 | ar-hi-isz s,i-bu-ut-ka | Quickly, your anger |
| 11 | li-in-ne-ep-sza-ak-ku | may they make perfect for you. |
Sources & licences
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