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LIH 008 (P275083)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275083 |
| Museum no. | BM 012826 |
| 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 | to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-am-mu#-ra#-pi2#-ma# | Thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | asz-szum _nagar-mesz_ [sza]-ka#-[nim] | Concerning the carpenters who are here |
| 5 | _ma2 i3-dub_ [e-pi2-szi-im] | the boat of the oil-presser's prebend |
| 6 | sza asz-bur-ak#-kum#-[ma] | of Ašbur-akkumma |
| 7 | um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you: |
| 8 | a-wa-tum an-ni-tum sza ma-ga-al de#-ki#-e-em | This word of mine is a slanderer. |
| 9 | du-ub-bu-ub-tam i-szu | a slanderer he has |
| 10 | szum-ma be-li2 i-qa2#-ab-bi | If my lord commands |
| 11 | i-na _nagar-mesz nig2-szu_ ta-ki-il-i3-li2-su | from the carpenters the property of Takil-ilissu |
| 12 | _nagar-mesz_ sza ki-ma sza-ka-nim | the carpenters who like a šakanu |
| 13 | a-na ap-szi-te#-e#-em# a-na sza#-pi2-ir ma-tim | to the Apšītû, to the roof-beam of the land |
| 14 | a [...] x x u2#-lu ki-ma be-li2 i-qa2-ab-bu-u2# | ... ... when my lord commands |
| 15 | [...] sza#-ak#-nu-ma# | ... are placed and |
| 16 | [...] sza# _e2#-[gal_ x?] | ... of the palace ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x x mi# x [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | szi-pi2-ir _e2-gal#_-lim# [...] | the work of the palace ... |
| 3' | a-na tab-pu-ut _ma2 i3#-[dub_ szu-a-ti] | for the carriage of that boat |
| 4' | a-la-ki-im la# [te-ig-gi] | Do not go anywhere! |
| 5' | a-wa-tum sza ta-asz-bur-am# it#-ti#-[ia t,a2-ba-at] | The word that you have spoken is good with me. |
| 6' | ki-ma ri-it-tim-ma sza-nu-um x [...] | (Sum) Like a lion, another ... (Akk) Like the lion ... |
| 7' | _lu2 nagar-mesz lu2 ma2-lah4-mesz u3 ad#-kup4#-mesz_ | the carpenters, boatmen and smiths |
| 8' | sza ma-tim sza ta-sza-ap-pa-ru | of the land that you wrote |
| 9' | li-ih-ha-ru-ma | may they reject, and |
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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