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LIH 001 (P275076)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275076 |
| Museum no. | BM 012812 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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 {d}suen-i-di2-nam | to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | asz-szum 1(disz) ib#-ni-{d}mar-tu _ugula muhaldim-mesz_ | Concerning Ibni-Amurrum, foreman of cooks |
| 5 | sza# e-mu-ut-ba-lum# | of Emutbalum |
| 6 | sza# asz#-szum# _4(disz) muhaldim-mesz_ u2-lam-mi#-da#-[an-ni] | who because of the 4 cooks he brought to me |
| 7 | asz-bur#-ak#-kum-ma | I have sent to you. |
| 8 | um-ma at-ta-a-ma | Thus you: |
| 9 | 4(disz) _muhaldim#-mesz_ szu-nu-ti | these four cooks |
| 10 | i-na pi2-i# ka-an-ki-szu u2-sza-asz2-t,i-ra-an-ni | In the mouth of his seal he wrote me. |
| 11 | u3 i-na li-bi-szu-nu | and among them |
| 12 | 1(disz) gi-mil-lum | 1 Gimillum, |
| 13 | a-na ma-har be-li2-ia at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent to my lord. |
| 14 | sza# ta-asz-bur-am | of Tašburam |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) gi-mil-lum sza ta-at,-ru-da-asz-szu | 1 (piece of) gimil-lû-wood that you have brought to him, |
| 2 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ia# u2-sze-ri-bu-ni-isz-szu | they brought him before me. |
| 3 | a-wa-ti-szu a-mu-ur-ma | I saw his words and |
| 4 | 1(disz) gi-mil-lum# szu#-u2 du-ur2-szu _muhaldim_ | 1 (mana wool for) Gimillum; Dūršu, the cook; |
| 5 | wa-at-ri-isz-szu# a#-na# _aga-us2_ isz-sza-t,e4-er | he wrote to the soldier. |
| 6 | i-na-an-na gi-mil-lum szu-u2 | Now that is a gift. |
| 7 | i-na _muhaldim-mesz_-ma i-il-la-ak | with the cooks he shall go. |
| 8 | pu-uh-szu sza-ni-a-am-ma a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ mu#-ul#-li# | a second time for the dead soldiers |
| 9 | u3 a-na pi2-i ka-an-ki-im | and according to the wording of the sealed document |
| 10 | sza ib-ni-{d}mar-tu na-szu-u2 | which Ibni-Amurrum brought, |
| 11 | _muhaldim_ u3 tah-hu-szu# szu-tam-le-[e]-ma# | the cook and his companions shall observe, and |
| 12 | wa-at-ra-am sza i-na ka-ni-ki-im | The wrath which in the sealed document |
| 13 | la sza-at,#-ru-szu | not written down |
| 14 | a-na il-ki-im mu-ul-li | for the ilkû-service of Mulli |
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