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AbB 12, 156 (P510679)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 156 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510679 |
| Museum no. | BM 022540 |
| 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 | {d}marduk ra-i-im-ka | Marduk, your beloved |
| 2 | asz-szu-mi-ia li-la-ab-bi#-[ir-ka] | May he send you my name! |
| 3 | lu sza-al-ma-ta | may it be well. |
| 4 | isz-tu ib-ni-{d}marduk | from Ibni-Marduk |
| 5 | u3 mu-ba-li2-it,-{d}marduk | and Uballiṭ-Marduk |
| 6 | _1(disz) gu4_ u2-te-er-ru-ni-kum# | 1 ox returned to you |
| 7 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ ki-a-am# | the 1st month, thus |
| 8 | a-na ib-ni-{d}marduk# u3 mu-ba-li2-[it,-{d}marduk] | to Ibni-Marduk and Muballiṭ-Mar[duk] |
| 9 | at-ta-ku-ud | I have eaten. |
| 10 | _4(disz)_ u3 _5(disz) udu-nita2_ | 4 and 5 rams |
| 11 | [sza asz]-pu#-ra-ak-kum | which I wrote to you |
| 12 | [u2-ul] tu#-sza-bi-la-am | you did not send me. |
| 13 | [x x x x (x)] _erin2_ ka-asz-szi-a | ... the Kassite troops |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] x-ka | ... of ... |
| 2 | [...] x | |
| 3 | [x x] _udu#-nita2_ i-di-isz-szum-ma | ... a sheep gave to him, and |
| 4 | [it-ti] ib#-ni-{d}marduk | with Ibni-Marduk |
| 5 | u3 mu-ba-li2-it,-{d}marduk# | and Uballiṭ-Marduk |
| 6 | a-na babila2[{ki} (x) (x) (x)] | to Babylon |
| 7 | ar-hi-isz li-[li-kam] | quickly may he come |
Sources & licences
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