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AbB 12, 179 (P510702)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 179 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510702 |
| Museum no. | BM 038100 |
| 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 sin-tu-uk-la | to Sin-tukla |
| 2 | um-ma lu2-{d}ha-ia3 | thus Lu-Ḫaya: |
| 3 | a-mi-ni re-x ti-pu-usz# | Why did you do ...? |
| 4 | bi#-ti te-er-di | “House, enter! |
| 5 | i-na ma#-ar-tim | in the future |
| 6 | sza u2-ra-bu-u2-szi-ma | that he brought to her, and |
| 7 | u3 x x x x _ibila_-sa# | and her heirs |
| 8 | a-mi-ni ta-su-ha-ni | Why did you turn away? |
| 9 | i-na pe2-em-tim | in the open |
| 10 | ia-tim _zi3-da_-ka# | your flour |
| 11 | ta-asz-ku-un | you placed. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-mi-ni ki-ma mi-x-x | Why, like ...? |
| 2 | ta-ap-qi2-dam-ma | you have appointed, and |
| 3 | sa3-la-tam2 ta-ah-x-[x] | a slain one ... |
| 4 | la ni-s,a-al-ma | we did not watch, and |
| 5 | la e-ha-du-ni-a-szi# | he did not spare her |
| 6 | mi#-ma ib-szu-u2-ma | whatever he has |
| 7 | u2-s,u2-ur-ma | he shall remove, and |
| 8 | sza a-hi i-ni-pu-usz | of the brother he built. |
| 9 | szum-ma la t,a-ab-ma | If it is not good, |
| 10 | i-mi#-ir#-tam | Imirtam |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-la ta-ha-ba-la-ni | do not slander me! |
Sources & licences
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