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AbB 12, 135 (P510658)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 135 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510658 |
| Museum no. | BM 016496 |
| 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 sza#-pi2#-ri-ia# | to my eunuch |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma nu?-uh#?-dingir-ma | Nuḫ-iluma speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu# u3 {d}marduk# da#-ri-isz _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | sza#-pi2-ri [(x) (x)] li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May the šapiru-demon keep you alive! |
| 6 | sza-pi2#-ri# lu sza-lim# lu ba-li-it, lu da-ri | May my sin be well, may my life be long! |
| 7 | [_dingir_ na]-s,i#-ir sza-pi2#-ri-ia | the god who guards my enemies, |
| 8 | s,i#-bu#-tam a-ia ir-szi | “Where is my strength? |
| 9 | [szu]-lum# sza-pi2-ri-ia ma-ha-ar {d}utu | the well-being of my lips before Šamaš |
| 10 | [lu] ka#-ia-an | May it be constant! |
| 11 | [asz]-szum# _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza x [x] x | Concerning the 4 iku of field of ... |
| 12 | [x (x)] x x x i-ri-szu#-ma | ... became angry with him and |
| 13 | [x x x (x)] x-ia mu x x | ... my ... |
| 14 | [x x x (x)] x-pu-szu x x x | ... his ... |
| 15 | [x x x x] x x [...] | |
| 16 | [x x x x] x x [...] | |
| 17 | [isz]-tu# _mu 4(disz)-kam#_ [...] | From the 4th year ... |
| 18 | [x x] x x x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] x [x (x)] | |
| 3 | [...] x szu# [...] | ... ... |
| 4 | _1(iku) GAN2_ [...] x u3 ba#?-x [x] | 1 iku field area |
| 5 | ib-ru-u2 i-[na _mu] 2(disz)-kam_ ih-li-qu2-ni-in-ni | The ibrû-priests, in the 2nd year, have destroyed me. |
| 6 | sza-at#-tam il-qi2#-i-szum-ma | that year he took him, and |
| 7 | _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-ri#-isz-ma# | 2 iku of field Irish |
| 8 | x x _hi-a_-ma szu#-u2 u3 x x | ... he and ... |
| 9 | i-ha-al-li-qu2 ARAD-i3-li2-szu szu-u2 | He is Warad-ilišu. |
| 10 | x x-i3-li2-szu asz-szu-mi-szu i-da-ab-bu-bu | -ilīšu will speak his name. |
| 11 | _2(esze3) GAN2# a-sza3_-szu i-na _a-gar3_ la#-sza-na-an | a field of 2 eblum in irrigated land, |
| 12 | u3 _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ ha-ra-rum | and 1 eše3 field area in the meadow of Hararum |
| 13 | u3 ne#-eb-ri-tam it-ti _aga-us2_ bi-ru-tim | and a nebrutum with a footsoldier between them |
| 14 | i-na-ad-di-nu-szum i-na-an-na _1(u) erin2_ | now 10 labor-troops |
| 15 | {disz}zalag2-i3-li2 il-qi2-a-am#-ma# | Zalag-ilī took, and |
| 16 | _dumu#_ ri#-isz-{d}utu u3 ma-ra#-[as-su2] | son of Rīš-Utu and Marassu |
| 17 | is#-sa3-na-ah-hu-ur-szu#-[nu-ti-ma] | he constantly seeks them out, and |
| 18 | u2-ul ti-mu#-ur-szu-nu-ti | You will not see them. |
| 19 | _{disz}dam#_ ri-isz-{d}utu it-ta-bi-a-am# | the wife of Rīš-Šamaše has brought |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza-pi2-ri x x x [x x (x)] x [x] x [...] | The šapīru priest ... ... |
| 2 | [_{disz}]dam_ ri-isz-{d}utu# x [x] x x [x x] x x [...] | The wife of Rīš-Sîn |
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