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LIH 006 (P275081)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275081 |
| Museum no. | BM 012821 |
| 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 | 1(disz) la-lum _giri17-dab5_ ki-a-am# [u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni] | 1 lalum giridab, thus he made me swear. |
| 5 | um-ma szu#-[u2-ma] | Thus he: |
| 6 | 1(disz) a-li2-illat#-ti# ra-[bi-a-nu-um] | 1 Ali-tillati, Rabi-Anum |
| 7 | a-sza3-am sza isz-tu u4#-[um s,a-a-tim] | the field which since distant days |
| 8 | s,a-ab-ta-[ku] | I shall seize |
| 9 | ib-ta-aq#-ra#-[an-ni] | has entrusted me |
| 10 | u3 sze-am sza a-sza3-[ia il-qi2] | and the barley of my field he took |
| 11 | ki-a-am u2-lam-mi#-[da-an-ni] | thus he gave me. |
| 12 | t,up-pu-um i-na _e2-gal_ in#-[na-me-er-ma] | a tablet in the palace will be examined and |
| 13 | _2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ a-na la#-[lum sza-at,-ru] | A field of 2 bur3 is written down as surplus. |
| 14 | a#-na mi-nim a-li2-illat-ti# | Why, Ali-tillati |
| 15 | ra-bi-a-nu-um | the great one |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) la-lum# a-sza3-am ib-qu2-ur | 1 lalum field, he will cut down |
| 2 | wa#-ar-ka-tam pu-ru-us2-ma | After that, a decision is made |
| 3 | szum-ma a-li2#-illat#-ti | If Ali-tillati |
| 4 | 1(disz) la-lum _giri17-dab5_ ih-bu-ul# | 1 lalum giridab5 Ihbul |
| 5 | hi-bi-il-ta-szu te-e-er-szum# | his debts you shall return to him. |
| 6 | u3 a-li2-illat-ti sza ih-bu-lu#-[szu] | and Ali-tillati, who had fled, |
| 7 | ar-nam e-mi-id | he smote. |
Sources & licences
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