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AbB 12, 163 (P510686)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 163 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510686 |
| Museum no. | BM 022709 & BM 022709a |
| 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 | be-li2 {d}na-bi-um | my lord Nabium |
| 2 | asz-szu-mi-ia li-la-ab-bi-ir-ka | May my (own) name be proclaimed to you. |
| 3 | lu sza-al-ma-ta | may it be well. |
| 4 | isz-ti-isz-szu u3 szi-ni-szu | with him and his brothers |
| 5 | asz-szum _5(disz) udu-nita2_ a-na _za3-ga_ <<qa2-be2-e>> | Concerning the 5 rams to the right |
| 6 | u3 a-na ARAD-ku-bi mu-ti a-ha#-ti-ka | and to Urad-Kūbi, the spouse of your brothers |
| 7 | qa2-be2-e-em-ma _udu-nita2 hi-a_ | speak, and a sheep |
| 8 | u3 _ha-za-nu-um_ szu-<<bi>>-bu-li-im | and the mayor of Šubilum |
| 9 | asz-pu-ra-ak-kum-ma | I sent to you, and |
| 10 | t,e4-em-ka ri-qa2-am u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am | You did not send me a favorable report. |
| 11 | i-na-an-na tup-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum# | Now, I have sent you my tablet. |
| 12 | sza _gu2-un hi-a a-sza3_-ia u3 _zu2-kesz2 e2_ | of the yield of my field and the rent of the house |
| 13 | _5(disz) udu-nita2_ u3 at-ta | 5 rams and you |
| 14 | _8(disz) udu-nita2_ szu-bi-lam-ma | 8 rams, send me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ur2-ra-am i-na _ka2_ bu-qu2-mi | In the future, at the gate of the burial mound |
| 2 | _5(disz) udu-nita2_ lu-te-er-ra-ak-kum | 5 rams I shall return to you. |
| 3 | _1(u) udu-nita2_ mi-it-gu-ru-ti | 10 rams, deficit |
| 4 | s,i-im-da-am-ma szu-bi-lam | Send me a report!” |
| 5 | 1(u)-am lu-ma-li | 10 lu-ma-li |
| 6 | i-na _iti apin-du8-a u4 3(u)-kam_ | In the month of Arahsamna, the 30th day |
| 7 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| 8 | a-na sza asz-pu-ra-ak-kum | to what I wrote to you |
| 9 | la tu-usz-ta-a | do not abandon! |
| 10 | i-na _u8 udu-hi-a_-ka _udu-nita2_ a-na | When you feed the sheep, the ram to |
| 11 | _1(u) udu-nita2_ szu-bi-lam | 10 rams, send! |
| 12 | i-na babila2{ki} _1(u) udu-nita2_ | in Babylon 10 rams |
| 13 | a-na-ad-di-na-ak-kum | I will give to you. |
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