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LIH 004 (P275079)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275079 |
| Museum no. | BM 012817 |
| 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)
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 | a-na {d}suen-i-di2-nam qi2-bi2#-[ma] | Speak to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 3 | asz-szum sza ta#-[asz]-bur#-am um-ma at-ta-ma | Concerning what you said, thus: |
| 4 | _erin2_ [...]-tim# u3 _erin2_ e-pi2-isz-tum | troops of ... and the work-troops |
| 5 | a-na szi-[ip-ri-im] sza _kun-hi-a i7_ | for the work on the canal — |
| 6 | sza# isz#-[tu sza]-ap#-la-nu-um ka-i7-didli{ki} | which from the šalānum canal of Ka-Ididli |
| 7 | sza# i#-[na i7 i]-ba#-asz-szu-u2 is,-s,a-ab-tu i#-na# me#-e ru-us-su2#-[u2?] | Whoever in the river has a claim, will be seized in the water of his own accord. |
| 8 | [a-na] i-[ki] sa3-ka-pi2-im la na#-t,u2-u2-ma | to the one who is a sakapû-demon is not liable, and |
| 9 | [in]-ne#-ez-bu | they smote |
| 10 | [...] u3 _5(bur3)? GAN2 sahar#_ i-na-as-sa3-ah | ... and 5 bur3 of soil he shall dig. |
| 11 | [...] x i-na-as-sa3-hu | ... they will remove |
| 12 | [...] x it-ti-szu-nu i-ip-pi2-esz | ... he will do with them. |
| 13 | [...] be-li2 li-isz-bur-am# | ... may my lord release me |
| 14 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [a]-di# t,e4#-em-ka la asz-bur-am#-[ma] | I did not wait for your report, but |
| 2' | szi-pi2-ir i7-im sza ih-he-ru-[u2] | the work of the canals that they received |
| 3' | la i-mu-ru-nim# | they did not see me |
| 4' | mu-u2 a-na# szi#-ip-ri-im ga-am-ri-im | Who for the great work |
| 5' | la usz-ta-ar-du#-u2 | they shall not return. |
| 6' | u3 isz-tu szi-pi2-ir# i7 sza i-na-an-na s,a-ab-ta-ti | and from the irrigation work of the canal that is now seized |
| 7' | i-na he-re-e#-em# ta-ag-dam-ru# | In a battle you will be defeated. |
| 8' | _i7_ buranun{ki} sza isz-tu larsa{ki#} | the Euphrates, which from Larsa |
| 9' | a-di uri2{ki} | to Ur |
| 10' | mi-iq-ti-sza u2-su-uh2 | her faults he erased. |
| 11' | ha-mi-sza szu-ut-bi | he smote her. |
| 12' | szu#-te-sze-er-szi | to bring her out |
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