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AbB 12, 125 (P510648)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 125 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510648 |
| Museum no. | BM 097527 |
| 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 be-li2-ia | To my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma id-da-tum-ma | Thus Iddatum: |
| 4 | sza el-me-szum ARAD-ka | of Elmešum, your servant. |
| 5 | i-pu-sza-an#-ni | has performed against me |
| 6 | be#-li2# at-ta u2-ul ti-de-e | You, my lord, do not know |
| 7 | da#-ba-ba-am isz-pu-ra-am-ma | he wrote to me, and |
| 8 | um-ma szu-ma# a-di pa-ni-ia | Thus (says) Šū until my presence |
| 9 | la ta-mu#-ru la te-ep-pe2#-[esz] | You should not see, you should not do it. |
| 10 | an-ni-tam isz-pu#-ra-am-ma | this he wrote to me, and |
| 11 | a-li#-ik#-ma# | went, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-uz-zu#-qa2#-ku# | |
| 2 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ um-mi-a-ni-ia# | and the silver of my mother |
| 3 | a-na _szuku-mesz_ i-il#-la#-ka#-[am] | he will come to the rations. |
| 4 | tup-pi2 a-na ma-har be#-[li2]-ia ka-ta# | A tablet is herewith given to my lord. |
| 5 | usz-ta-bi-lam | he sent to me. |
| 6 | it-ti _{gesz}ma2 hi-a_ sza# i-il#-la-ka#-[(nim)] | with the boat that he will bring |
| 7 | tup-pi2 be-li2-ia ka-ta | The tablet of my lord is in your mouth. |
| 8 | {disz}sza#-al-lu-rum ARAD-ka li-il-qe2-a-am | Šallurum, your servant, may he take |
| 9 | a-na# ma-har be-li2-ia ka-ta | in the presence of my lord is yours |
| 10 | lu-ul-li-ka | let me come to you |
| 11 | la a-ma-a-at | I do not know. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-me#-[ru-u2]-a a-na be-li2#-ia | my witnesses to my lord |
| 2 | [ka-ta] li-ik-ru-bu | May they praise you. |
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