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AbB 12, 153 (P510676)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 153 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510676 |
| Museum no. | BM 021994 |
| 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' | ma#-ha-ar {d}utu# [...] | Before Šamaš |
| 2' | u3 ku-ru-up-pu x [...] | and kuruppu |
| 3' | iz-ku-ra-am-ma PA sza? ki#-[...] | he imposed upon me, and the PA of |
| 4' | um#-ma szi-i-ma mi-im-ma | Thus she: whatever |
| 5' | sza it-ti mu-ti-ia a-di-nu-ma | that I have given with my husband, |
| 6' | e-li-ka ka-x-ma | above you ... |
| 7' | _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na di-na-ti-sza | 5 shekels of silver for her lawsuits |
| 8' | ag-mu-ur | he conquered. |
| 9' | _u4_-mi _mu 7(disz)-kam_ | day 7 of year |
| 10' | mah#-ri-ia a-di i-mu-tu | before me, until they die |
| 11' | u2-szi-ib-ma | he settled, and |
| 12' | _sza3#-gal siki-ba i3-ba_ | the chief of the wool and oil |
| 13' | u3 ma-asz-ti-ta-am | and a dowry |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | at-ta-asz-szi#-i-szi# | I have brought to her |
| 2 | _u4_-um i-mu-tu _1(disz) tug2_ | the day he dies, 1 garment |
| 3 | _5(disz) tug2 bar-si_ isz-szu-tum | 5 outer garments for Ishšutum |
| 4 | _3(disz) ninda mu igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_-szu-nu | 3 ninda, one-fourth of their silver |
| 5 | _igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_ sza {dug}la-ah-ta-nim | 1/6 (shekel) of silver for a lahtanu-bowl |
| 6 | _1(asz) gur kasz 1(disz) sila3 dabin 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ | 1 gur beer, 1 sila flour, 2 sila oil |
| 7 | a-di _u4 7(disz)-kam#-ta-am3_ | until the 7th day |
| 8 | [x] x [x (x)] x DA x x | ... next to ... |
| 9 | [...] x | |
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