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AbB 12, 144 (P510667)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 144 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510667 |
| Museum no. | BM 017358 |
| 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# a-wi-[lim] sza# {d}marduk# u2-ba#-al#-la-t,u2-szu | to the man of Marduk they shall release him |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma] i3-li2-i-qi2-sza#-am#-ma | thus Ilī-iqišam: |
| 4 | [{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! |
| 5 | [lu] ba#-al-t,a-ta# [szu-lum]-ka ma-har# {d}marduk# | May your health be well before Marduk! |
| 6 | [lu] da#-ri# | May it be forever! |
| 7 | _dingir_ na#-s,i#-ir-ka s,i#-[bu]-tam# a-ia ir-szi | May the god, your guardian angel, not be forgotten! |
| 8 | a-na szu#-ul#-mi-ka [asz]-pu#-ra-am | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka [ma-har {d}marduk] lu-u2 da-ri | May your well-being be everlasting before Marduk! |
| 10 | {disz}{d}suen-a-bu#-szu a-na# sza-tam-mu-ut | Sîn-abūšu in order to write |
| 11 | _e2_ {d}inanna be-el-ti x x x x | the temple of Ištar, my lady |
| 12 | x x u2-wa-e-ra#-asz-szu#-ma | he shall remove him and |
| 13 | [a]-na# zimbir{ki} a-na ma-ah-ri-ka | to Sippar, before you |
| 14 | [it]-ta#-al-kam | has gone |
| 15 | it#-ti-ka a-wi-lum szu-u2 | with you that man |
| 16 | u2-ul na-ka-ra-an-ni-a-szi-im# | do not abandon me! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-hu#-ni li-ib-bu ki-im-ti#-[ni] | his brother, the heart of his family |
| 2 | _e2_ na-ap-t,a#-[ri-im] t,a#-ba-am | The house of the napṭarim priestess is good. |
| 3 | szu#-ku-usz-szu#-um | Šukushum |
| 4 | it-ti-szu i-sza-ri-isz | with him he shall be reconciled |
| 5 | du-bu-ub | to speak, speak |
| 6 | li-ib#-ba#-szu la# i-ma#-ar#-ra-as,-ma | his heart will not tremble, and |
| 7 | [x x (x) e-sze]-em-me-e-ma | ... heard, and |
| 8 | [li-ib-bi] la# i-ma#-ar-ra-s,a-ak-kum | The heart will not pacify you. |
| 9 | [a]-na# a-wa#-ti-szu la tu-usz-ta-a | Do not listen to his words! |
| 10 | [a]-na# ia-ku-un-a-szar x-ru | to Yakun-ashar ... |
| 11 | [x] BU# usz x szar-ri | ... king |
| 12 | [qa2-ba]-am# isz#-ku-un-ma | spoke, and |
| 13 | [x x] x x x x x a-bu-szu | ...... his father |
| 14 | [x x x]-ru-ma _ku3-babbar_ sza# ta-ad-di-nu | ... the silver that you gave |
| 15 | [{disz}ia]-ku#-un-a-szar szu-a-ti | Ia-kūn-ašar this |
| 16 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 17 | [...] | |
| 18 | [...] x x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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