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AbB 12, 101 (P510624)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 101 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510624 |
| Museum no. | BM 097302 |
| 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-wi#-lim | to a man |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ARAD-{d}la-ah-mi-ma | Warad-Lahmi says thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive forever! |
| 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 have written to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk lu [da]-ri# | May your health be long before Šamaš and Marduk! |
| 10 | _a-sza3 sze-gesz-i3_ i-mi-ir-ti i-ni-ka# | a field of sesame, an inheritance of yours |
| 11 | sza ta-mu-ru | that you saw |
| 12 | a-bi at-ta it-ti-ka ru-ub-bi-a-an-ni | You, my father, are my friend with you. |
| 13 | [x x (x)] x x x x x | |
| 14 | [...] x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na# ma#-har# a-bi-ia ka-ta a-al-la-kam | I will come to my father's presence. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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