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AbB 12, 158 (P510681)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 158 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510681 |
| Museum no. | BM 022577 |
| 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 {d}na-bi-um-na-s,i-ir-ma | Thus Nabium-nāṣir: |
| 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 sza-al-ma-ta | may it be well. |
| 6 | _a-sza3_ sza _kaskal_ kar-{d}utu sza _e bara2_ {d}inanna _nin#_ [...] x{ki} | field of the road of Kar-Šamaš, which is on the dais of Ishtar the mistress ... |
| 7 | sza ib-ni-{d}suen a-bu-ka | of Ibni-Sîn, your father |
| 8 | a-na {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim _sza13-dub-ba_ | to Marduk-mušallim, the scribe |
| 9 | id-di-nu | they gave. |
| 10 | {disz}ib-na-tum _{lu2}engar#_ | Ibnatum, the ploughman |
| 11 | ku-ul-lim-ma | kullimma |
| 12 | t,e4-em-szu li-te-er | his report may he return. |
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