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LIH 010 (P275085)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275085 |
| Museum no. | BM 012828 |
| 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 | {disz}i3-li2-[u3]-{d#}utu# | Ilī-u-šamaš |
| 5 | u3 bi-tu#-ia | and my house |
| 6 | li-ib-bu _lu2 szu-dim4-mesz_ | the mouths of the craftsmen |
| 7 | _lu2 unu{ki}-mesz_ | the people of Uruk |
| 8 | sza it-ti-ia in-nam#-ru# | who have become friendly with me |
| 9 | ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-du-ni | thus he made manifest, |
| 10 | um-ma szu-nu-ma | thus they: |
| 11 | {disz}{d#}suen#-zu-i-di2-nam | Sin-zu-iddinam |
| 12 | isz-pu-ra-am-[ma] | wrote to me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] x ni isz x [...] | ... ... |
| 2 | a-na s,e#-ri#-[ka] | to you |
| 3 | it-ta-ru-[ni-a-ti] | have returned to me |
| 4 | ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-[du-ni] | thus he made manifest |
| 5 | a-na mi-nim ni-[szi li-ib-bu] | what will the people say? |
| 6 | _lu2 szu-dim4#-mesz [lu2_ unu{ki}-mesz] | the builders, the people of Uruk |
| 7 | it-ru-[u2-nim] | have entered |
| 8 | qi2-[bi2-ma] | speak! |
| 9 | ni-szi [...] | the people |
| 10 | li-wa#-[e-ru] | may they destroy. |
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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