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LIH 012 (P275087)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275087 |
| Museum no. | BM 012830 |
| 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-din-nam | to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | 1(disz) _lu2-gesztu2-la2 lu2_ nibru#{ki#} | 1 trainer, man of Nippur |
| 5 | ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni um-ma szu-ma | Thus (says) he: |
| 6 | i-na _iri_ u2-zu#-bu-um{ki} | in the city of Uzubum |
| 7 | _1(gesz2) 1(u) sze gur_ i-na _e2-i3-dub_ asz-pu-uk-ma | 10 kor of barley in the depot I dug, and |
| 8 | {disz}a-wi#-il#-dingir | Awil-ilī |
| 9 | _e2-[i3-dub_] ip-te#-e-ma | the storehouse opened, and |
| 10 | sze-am sza# asz-pu#-[ku it]-ba#-al | The barley that I sent has been carried off. |
| 11 | ki-a-am [u2]-lam-mi-da-an-ni | thus he gave me |
| 12 | a-nu-um-ma _lu2-gesztu2-la2_ szu-a-ti | Now that physician |
| 13 | a-na s,e-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-pu-ur | |
| 2 | {disz}a-wi-il-dingir | Awil-ilī |
| 3 | li-it-ru-ni-ik-kum | may they bring to you. |
| 4 | a-wa-a-ti-szu-nu a-mu-ur-ma | I saw their words and |
| 5 | sze-am sza _lu2-gesztu2-la2_ | barley of the haruspex |
| 6 | sza a-wi-il-dingir il-qu2-u2 | that Awīl-ilî took, |
| 7 | a-na _lu2-gesztu2-la2_ | to the haruspex |
| 8 | li-te-er | may he return. |
Sources & licences
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