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AbB 12, 129 (P510652)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 129 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510652 |
| Museum no. | BM 097659 |
| 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-ia-a qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my father, |
| 2 | um-ma i3-li2-u3-{d}utu-ma | thus Ilī-utu: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 _dingir_ be-li-ki li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki | May Šamaš and the gods of your lord keep you alive! |
| 4 | sza-al-ma-a-ku _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | I am well; 1 shekel of silver |
| 5 | u2-sza-bi-lam-ma te-re-tum | he sent, and the extispicies |
| 6 | u2-ul isz-li-ma-ma u2-ul u2-s,u2-nim | he did not hear, and they did not go out. |
| 7 | _1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ e-li {disz}{d}nanna-in-du8 | 1 sila3 of oil above Nanna-indu |
| 8 | i-szu szu-up-ri-ma li-il-qu2-ni-ki | Send me his word so that they may take you. |
| 9 | pi2#-qa2-at sza il-ki-ia | Responsibility of my ilku-duty |
| 10 | i-sza-su-ni-ki-im | he shall remove you |
| 11 | [tap]-pe2-e u2-na-a-id# | he will measure it out with a measuring vessel |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sze_-am szum-ma 1(barig) 4(ban2) szum-ma 2(barig) 3(ban2) | the barley, whether 1 barig 4 ban2 or 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 2 | li-qe2-e-ma id-ni | take and give, |
| 3 | szum-ma tap-pe2-e la id-di-na-ki | If a companion has not given to you, |
| 4 | _a-sza3_ a-hi-ia al-qe2-ma | the field of my brother I took and |
| 5 | um-ma at-ti-ma a-di a-hu-ka i-la-kam | Thus (says) yo[u], until your brother comes: |
| 6 | _sze_-am lu-u2 1(barig) 4(ban2) lu-u2 2(barig) 3(ban2) | barley either 1 barig 4 ban2 or 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 7 | id-nam-ma lu-ud-di-in | he gave, and I shall give. |
| 8 | szum-ma la i-di-nu-ni-ki-im# | If they do not give it to you |
| 9 | ar#-hi-isz ka-asz-da-ki | Quickly, your pacification |
| 10 | szu-bi-li-szu-nu-ti | send them! |
Sources & licences
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