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AbB 12, 133 (P510656)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 133 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510656 |
| Museum no. | BM 097820 |
| 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 ka-{d}utu | to Ka-Utu |
| 2 | {disz}{d}nin-urta-e-ri-isz | Ninurta-ēriš |
| 3 | u3 im-gur-{d}suen qi2-bi2-ma | and Imgur-Sîn speak, |
| 4 | um-ma {d}er3-ra-ga-mil-ma | thus Erra-gamil: |
| 5 | asz-szum di-nim sza ta-di-na-ne i-ia-tim i3-li2 | Concerning the case that you gave me, my god |
| 6 | ma-ha-ar ri-isz-{d}utu gi-<im>-la-ni | before Rīš-Utu, his wife |
| 7 | a-na ib-ba-tim qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Ibbatum |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ li-sza-bi-lam | the silver may he send. |
| 9 | a-na ib-ba-tim qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Ibbatum: |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ la ma-du la me ma | the silver is not much, there is no water |
| 11 | a-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ szu-bi-lam | Now, send me the silver! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szum-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-bi la i-di-na-ku | If the silver of his father they shall not give to me |
| 2 | u3 a-na-ku asz-pu-ra-ku | and I wrote to you, |
| 3 | iq-qa-ab-li-it e-ri-isz-hi-gal | Iqqablīt-Erišḫigal |
| 4 | tup-pa an-ne2-em iq-qa-ab-li-it | This tablet he presented to me. |
| 5 | e-ri-isz-hi-gal hi-pi2-szu-ma | Erišḫigal his sin |
| 6 | u3 at-la-ak | and I went |
| 7 | _u4_-mi-sza tu BE? bu | The day ... |
| 8 | 3(disz) pa-<ar>-si-ka-tim _kasz_ | 3 pa<car>sikātum-beer |
| 9 | 5(disz) pa-ri-si _sze_ a-na ki-sa3-tim | 5 baskets of barley for the kisātum |
| 10 | sza s,u2-ha-re-e | of the ṣuharû |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | tup-pi2 {d}er3-ra-ga-mil | Tablet of Erra-gamil |
| 2 | a-na ka-{d}utu | to Ka-Utu |
| 3 | {disz}{d}nin-gal-e-ri-isz | Ningal-ēriš |
| 4 | u3 im-gur-{d}suen | and Imgur-Sin |
Sources & licences
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