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AbB 12, 149 (P510672)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 149 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510672 |
| Museum no. | BM 017506 |
| 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 szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu#-ra#-am# | I wrote to you for your well-being. |
| 2' | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk# lu#-u2 da-ri# | May your health be everlasting before Šamaš and Marduk! |
| 3' | sza-ad-da-aq-dam i-nu-ma _2(disz) sar_ te-el-qu2#-[u2] | when 2 sar were taken |
| 4' | _3(u) sar_ ta-ad-di-nam# | 30 sar is given |
| 5' | sza-at-tam _2(disz) sar_ a-na _e2-gal_ il-qu2-u2 | a total of 2 sar they took to the palace. |
| 6' | u3 _2(disz) sar_ a-na _szuku_-ka te#-el-qe2-e | and 2 sar you took for your consumption. |
| 7' | i-na# ma-ah-ri-im tup#-pi2# ki-a-am# u2-sza-bi-la-ku-um-ma | In the past, I have sent you a tablet as follows: |
| 8' | [x x (x)] x _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ szu-bi-lam-ma | send me 1 mina of silver! |
| 9' | [x x (x)] lu-sza-bi-la-ku | Let me send ... |
| 10' | [x (x)] asz-pu-ra-kum-ma | ... I sent to you, and |
| 11' | [tup-pa-ka] u2-ul tu-sza-bi-lam | You did not send me your tablet. |
| 12' | [x x x (x)] x x x x [_{gesz}]gu-za_ sza tu#-[...] | ... the throne which you |
| 13' | [x x x (x)] s,i2#-bu-tim e-pe2-szi-im | ... to do the work |
| 14' | [x x x] x-ma mar-s,a-a-ku | ... and I am sick |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x x] x-kum a-na ma-ah-ri-ka | ... before you |
| 2 | [u2-sza]-bi#-lam | I sent to him. |
| 3 | [x x (x)] x a-na _szuku_-ka sza-ak-nu | ... are placed as your pledge. |
| 4 | [x x x]-sza#-bi-lam-ma szum-ma _ku3-babbar_ ma-ah-ri-ia u2-sza-bi-la#-[kum] | ... I sent to you, and if I sent you the silver before me |
| 5 | sza# [ta]-asz-pu-ra-am-ma i-na babila2{ki} _ku3-babbar_ x [...] | As to what you wrote, in Babylon silver ... |
| 6 | _1(u) sar_ x x sza te-el-qu2-u2 u2-sa-tum | 10 sar ... that you took, the utensils |
| 7 | _lu2_ ta-ak-lam u2-ul i-szu-u2-ma u2-ul asz-pu-<ra>-kum-ma | a man a weapon does not have, and I shall not send to you, and |
| 8 | [(x)] u2-ul i-sza-mu-nim | they will not listen. |
| 9 | [x] x i-na qa-ti-ia ma du ul lu li | ... in my hand ... |
| 10 | [x] x li-il#-[li]-ku x x x [...] | ... they should go ... ... |
| 11 | [x x] x _{gesz}gu-za_ x x [x (x)] x x [...] | ... throne |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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