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AbB 12, 173 (P510696)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 173 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510696 |
| Museum no. | BM 028518 |
| 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# re-s,u2-u2-se2-li | to the guardian |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma {d}utu-mu-na-wi-ir-ma# | Thus Šamaš-munawir: |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | a-nu-um-ma dingir-li-t,u3-ul _ugula gidri_ | Now, Ilī-littul, the overseer of the scepter |
| 6 | at,-t,ar-da-ak-kum | I have sent to you. |
| 7 | _5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ar-pa-am | 5/6 shekel of refined silver |
| 8 | a-na i-gi-se-e | to Igisê |
| 9 | i-di-szum la ta-ka-la-szu# | Do not hold him back! |
| 10 | _na4_ {d}utu | stone of Šamaš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na# x x s,i2-bu-tim | to ... young men |
| 2 | [...] s,i2#-bu-tim | ... ṣibūtim |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [... i]-di-im-ma | ... he created, and |
| 5 | [...]-im | ...-im |
| 6 | [...]-ar | ...-ar |
| 7 | x [x x (x)] | |
Sources & licences
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