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AbB 12, 136 (P510659)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 136 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510659 |
| Museum no. | BM 016797 |
| 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' | x [...] | |
| 2' | a-na [szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am] | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 3' | szu-lum#-ka i-na [ma-har {d}utu] | Your health before Šamaš |
| 4' | lu# [da-ri] | may it be long! |
| 5' | ki-ma at#-ta [ti-du-u2] | As you know, |
| 6' | asz-[pu-ra-ak-kum] | I sent to you |
| 7' | um#-ma# [a-na-ku-ma] | thus I: |
| 8' | i-na# qa2-[be2-e ...] | At the command of ... |
| 9' | _udu-nita2#-mesz_ [...] | ... rams |
| 10' | an-ni-tam asz-pu#-ra#-ak#-ku#-um# | I wrote you this. |
| 11' | [x x] x x i-na# x [x x] x x [x (x)] | ... in ... |
| 12' | [...]-am | ... is |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | a-sza-am#-ma re#-esz-ka u2-ka-al-lu | I ask you, and they will hold your head. |
| 2' | an-ni-tam isz-me-ma ih-du | He heard this and rejoiced. |
| 3' | i-na-an-na dumu-u4-2(u)-kam szu-a-ti# | Now that 20th year |
| 4' | tup-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ak-[kum] | I have sent you my tablet. |
| 5' | {disz}ku-ru-u2 sza a-na ma-ah-ri#-ka | Kurû, who before you |
| 6' | asz-pu-ra-asz-szu# | I wrote to him. |
| 7' | _udu-nita2-mesz_ i-di-isz-szum-ma | sheep gave to him, and |
| 8' | ar-hi-isz t,u2-ur-da-asz-szu | quickly his ṭurdašu |
| 9' | an-ni-tam ep-sza-[am] | This is done. |
| 10' | i-na an-ni-tim at#-[hu-ut-ka] | In this matter, I sought you out. |
| 11' | lu-[mu-ur] | let me see. |
| 12' | [x] x x [...] | |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] x-ma | ... and |
| 2 | [...] e-pe2-szum | ... to do |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-na sza asz-pu-ra-ak-ku-[um] | to what I wrote you |
| 2 | la tu-usz-ta-a | do not abandon! |
Sources & licences
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