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AbB 12, 143 (P510666)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 143 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510666 |
| Museum no. | BM 017339 |
| 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-wi-lim ra-i-im a-wi-le#-[e] | To the beloved man, the man |
| 2 | sza {d}marduk u2-ba#-la#-t,u2#-szu | of Marduk, he will revive him |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {d}na-bi-um#-ma#-lik-ma | Thus Nabium-malik: |
| 5 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da#-[ri]-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al#-li#-t,u2#-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive forever! |
| 6 | lu sza-al#-ma-a-ta lu ba-al-t,a2-a-ta# | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 7 | a-na szu-ul#-[mi]-ka asz-pur-am szu-lum-ka szu#-[up]-ra# | I have written to you for your well-being. Send me your health! |
| 8 | [x x x (x)] x a-na an-za-gar3-en-lil2-la2{ki} | to Anzagar-Enlila |
| 9 | a-na sza-am-mi# szu#-ku-li-im | to šammu-disease |
| 10 | is-su2-ha-am | Issuham |
| 11 | tup#-pa-ka a-na {d}marduk#-na#-s,ir# | Your tablet to Marduk-nāṣir |
| 12 | s,u2-ha-ri-ka | your ṣuḫaru |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza i-na# i-ta#-at# an-za-gar3-en#-lil2-la2#[{ki}] | which in the border of Anzagar-Enlil |
| 2 | li#-il#-li#-ik#-ma | may he go and |
| 3 | x x TUR li-id#-du-ma | ... let him bring, and |
| 4 | sza#-am#-mi li-sza#-ki-lu | May the heavens tremble |
| 5 | x i# x x BI-im-ma | ... that |
| 6 | la [(x)] x x x-ru | not ...... |
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