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AbB 12, 168 (P510691)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 168 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510691 |
| Museum no. | BM 023367 |
| 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 NI?-x-x-[(x)] | to ... |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma si-im-me-GAL#-ma | Simme-rabi speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk# | Šamaš and Marduk |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u3-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | a-nu-um-ma | Herewith |
| 7 | {disz}sze-li-bu-um at,-t,ar-da-ak-kum | Šelībum, I have sent to you. |
| 8 | _1(ban2) i3-gu-la_ 1(disz) HU x x UD | 1 ban2 of oil, 1 ... |
| 9 | szu-bi#-lam | send! |
| 10 | a-na# x [x (x)] x x x x | to ...... |
| 11 | li-ib-ba# [...] | The heart ... |
| 12 | ah-hu-tam bu-un-ni | “It is a flood, it is swollen. |
| 13 | i-na mah-ri-im | before |
| 14 | [x] x u2-sza-bi-la-am# | ... he sent me. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x] x i-na-an-na# | ... Now |
| 2 | a-na# [x (x)] x-im# la# te#-[gi] | Do not return to ...! |
| 3 | sza asz-pu-ra#-[ak-kum] | which I wrote to you |
| 4 | szu-bi-lam# | send me! |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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