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AbB 12, 177 (P510700)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 177 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510700 |
| Museum no. | BM 029402 |
| 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 sza-pi2-ri-ia!(I) qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my messenger: |
| 2 | um-ma ta-ri-bu-um-ma | Thus Tarībum: |
| 3 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | May Šamaš and Marduk forever be my friends. |
| 4 | sza-pi2-ri li-ba-al-li-t,u2 | May my limbs be healthy! |
| 5 | i-na {iri}dag-la-a _gu4 hi-a_-ni ka-su2-ma | in Dagla oxen slaughtered, and |
| 6 | _gu4_ isz-tu szi-ip-ri ki-ma pa-t,a-ri-szu-nu | an ox from the work like their work assignment |
| 7 | a-na _a-sza3_-el _sze-gesz-i3_ id-da-ri-ir | to the field of sesame he shall give. |
| 8 | be-el _a-sza3_-lim _gu4 hi-a_ u2-szi-li-a-am-ma | the owner of the field oxen and sheep he brought, and |
| 9 | i-na pa-szi-im szi-ip _gu4_ isz-te-bi-ir | at the opening of the work of the ox he has set. |
| 10 | _gu4#_ sza szi-ip-szu isz-bi-ru _gu4 egir_ | An ox with its horns has been cut off. An ax after |
| 11 | [a]-na qa2-ba-al-ti x x | to the audience ... |
| 12 | [a]-na# i-ri-szi-im | to Irishim |
| 13 | _gu4# hi-a_-ni usz-ta-ri-am#-ma# | oxen and sheep were brought to me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-pi2-ri a-na a-hu-wa-qa2#-ar# | Scribe: Ahu-waqar |
| 2 | u3 ri-im-{d}iszkur | and Rīm-Adad |
| 3 | li-isz-pu-ur-ma | may he write, and |
| 4 | wa-ar-ka-tam li-ip-ru-su2-ma | later may they release him, and |
| 5 | t,e4-e-ma-am a-na sza-pi2-ri-ia# | a report to my messenger |
| 6 | li-te-er-ru-nim | may they return. |
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