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AbB 12, 183 (P510705)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AbB 12, 183 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510705 |
| Museum no. | BM 057577 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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' | x x [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | {disz}be-el-szu-nu tu-x [x x] x [x (x)] | Belšunu |
| 3' | u3 sza x e zi iz za [...] | And ... true ... |
| 4' | _sze_-am u3 _ku3-babbar_ isz-tu _u4_-mi [...] | barley and silver from the day ... |
| 5' | ni-le-eq-qe2-[ma] | we shall take, and |
| 6' | nu-ta-ar-szu-nu-szi u3 ka-ni-[kam? ...] | We will keep them alive, and the guarantee(?) |
| 7 | u2-ul ni-sza-al-li-[...] | We will not ... |
| 8' | x x be-le-e-ia [(x) (x)] | ... my lady ... |
| 9' | ta#?-da-bu-bu | you speak(?) |
| 10' | [...] x-szu-nu | ... their |
| 11' | [...]-ma-am x x [...] | ... ... |
| 12' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [... x-szu]-nu#-ti-ma | ... their ... and |
| 2' | [... be]-le#-e-ia | ... my lady |
| 3' | [... x]-KU-ni-isz-szu-nu-ti | ... ... them |
| 4' | {disz}x KUR me e be-le-e-ia | ... my lady |
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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