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AbB 12, 102 (P510625)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 102 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510625 |
| Museum no. | BM 097306 |
| 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 | to my father |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma# ARAD-ku-bi-ma | Thus (says) Urad-Kūbe: |
| 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 pure or pure, |
| 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 | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 11 | asz-szum da-ba-ab ARAD-{d}tasz-me-tum _nagar_ | Concerning the matter of Warad-Tašmētu, the carpenter |
| 12 | sza a-na i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am a-hi-szu | that to Ilī-iqišam his brother |
| 13 | ki-a-am aq-bu-u2 um-ma a-na-ku-ma# | Thus I said: "I |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar#_ sza e-li a-hi-szu | 1/2 shekel of silver against his brother |
| 2 | i-szu-u2 bi-lam | he has, a statue |
| 3 | szum-ma la ki-a-am _gu4 hi-a_ sza _e2 ka-guru7_ | If not, the cattle of the house of the silo |
| 4 | i-na _a-sza3_-ka a-ra-ah-ha-as, | in your field I shall strike |
| 5 | {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am szu-u2 ki-a-am i-pu-la-an-ni | Ilī-iqišam, that is what he did to me. |
| 6 | um-ma szu-u2-ma ARAD-{d}tasz-me-tum szu-u2 | Thus (says) Warad-Tašmetu. |
| 7 | i-na x ZI GA UD x ZI KI ki-il-szu-ma | [In ...] ..., ... is its constant. |
| 8 | mi-im-mu-ka li-qe2 an-ni-tam iq-bi-a-am | May he take your property. This he said to me. |
| 9 | ARAD-{d}tasz-me-tum szu-a-tu as,-ba-su2-ma | I took away that Warad-Tašmētu and |
| 10 | _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na qa2-ti-szu il-te-qe2 | 1/2 shekel of silver from his hand he took. |
| 11 | ki-ma _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza i-na qa2-ti-szu il-qu2-u2 | instead of 1/2 shekel of silver which in his hand they took |
| 12 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na _kar_ zimbir{ki} | 2 shekels of silver at the port of Sippar |
| 13 | a-na# pi2-qa2-dingir at-ta-di-in | I have given to Piqa-ilum. |
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