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AbB 12, 164 (P510687)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 164 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510687 |
| Museum no. | BM 022755 |
| 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# a-zi-ir-{d}da#?-gan#? | to Azir-Dagan(?) |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-be-el-numun-ma | thus Sîn-bēl-zeri: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | sza te-pu-sza-an-ni da-mi-iq | [What] you have done is good. |
| 6 | aq-bi-i-ma _8(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ | I said, and 8 sila3 of oil |
| 7 | a-na t,a-ab-ti i-di-nu-{ku}kum | they gave you for good fortune. |
| 8 | t,a-ab-ta-am u2-ul | It is not good. |
| 9 | tu-sza-bi-lam | you sent me. |
| 10 | u3 a-wi#-lum# ma-ga-al | and a man will be compensated. |
| 11 | i-te-ep-sza#-an-ni | has performed against me |
| 12 | _u4_ ma-ti-i-ma | If at any time |
| 13 | mi-im-ma la iq-bi-am | nothing has said |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 u2-ne2-ti-ia | and my supplication |
| 2 | sza a-na sza _iri{ki}_ a-ha-nu-ta | which to each other in the city |
| 3 | at-lu-ki s,e2-ne2-e-ku-ma | I go to you, my flock, and |
| 4 | _{gesz}ma2_ usz-ta-PI#-la#-an#-ni | a boat moored me |
| 5 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he: |
| 6 | _8(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ sza ta-aq-bi-am-ma | 8 sila3 of oil that you said |
| 7 | a-na a-wi-lim ad#-di-nu | I gave to a man. |
| 8 | id-na-am-ma | he gave, and |
| 9 | u2-ne2-ti-ka lu-wa-szi-ra-ku | Let me proclaim your praises. |
| 10 | _8(disz) sila3 i3-gesz 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 8 sila3 of oil, 2 shekels of silver |
| 11 | u2-ba-al | he will weigh out. |
| 12 | [x] SZI# ik-lu-ni-in-ni | ... they gathered me. |
| 13 | [sza _2(disz) gin2] ku3-babbar_ | of 2 shekels of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | t,a-ab-ta-am bi-la-am-ma ma-ga-al-la i-pu-szu-ni-ni# | “Bring me good things, and I will give you a firm positive answer. |
Sources & licences
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