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AbB 12, 142 (P510665)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 142 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510665 |
| Museum no. | BM 017188 |
| 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 | {disz}i-lu-la-tum _sza3 erin2_ hi-ri2-tum{ki} | Ilulatum, from the troops of Hirittu |
| 2 | sza at,-ru-da-ak-kum-ma | that I sent to you, and |
| 3 | _3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ sza _{gesz}ban2_ {d}marduk na-da-nu | 3 ban2 2 sila3 of oil from the ban2 of Marduk is given. |
| 4 | isz-sza-ap-ra-ak-kum | has written to you |
| 5 | at-ta i-na na-ma-ad-di ma-t,i-i | You, in the sand dunes of the desert, |
| 6 | _i3-gesz_ ta-ad-di-in-ma | you gave oil, and |
| 7 | _2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ a-na ZU-hu-ur ri x ti szu-pur-ma | send 2 sila3 of oil to ZU-ḫur. |
| 8 | usz#-ta-ah-ri-s,u2-ni-in-ni | they have turned against me |
| 9 | u3 ni-sza-am i-na sza-ap-ti-ni szu#-ku#-un-ma | and put the people in our lips, and |
| 10 | _i3-gesz_ id-[na]-szum# | he gave him oil. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | x x x x x x te-te-ep-sza#-[(am)] | ...... you have done |
| 2 | {disz}i-lu-la-tum szu-u2 | Ilulatum is he. |
| 3 | a-na zimbir{ki} it-ta-al-kam | to Sippar went; |
| 4 | _i3-gesz_ usz-sze-er-szum-ma | he poured oil on him, and |
| 5 | li#-il-qe2-a-am | may he take |
| 6 | u3 t,e4-em-ka a-na _ugula mar-tu_ | and your report to the foreman of Amurru |
| 7 | i-na tup-pi2 u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am-ma | You did not write me on a tablet, but |
| 8 | u2-ul aq-bi-szum | I did not tell him, |
| 9 | i-na li-li-a-ti | in the lilītu |
| 10 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 11 | u2-sze-esz-sze-er | he shall remove. |
| 12 | t,e4-em-ka ma-am-ma | nobody will give you orders. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ar-ki-ia a-na _ugula mar-tu_ | after me to the foreman of Amurru |
| 2 | szu#-up-ra-am | send! |
Sources & licences
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