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LIH 015 (P275090)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275090 |
| Museum no. | BM 012837 |
| 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-din-nam | to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma {disz}{d}suen-a-ia-ba-asz | Now, Sîn-aya-abaš |
| 5 | 1(disz) _gu-za-la2_ u3 _sza3-tam-mesz_ | 1 throne and the šatam |
| 6 | [a]-na# s,a-la-tim sza li-ti-ka | for the extispicy of your life |
| 7 | u2-wa-e-ra#-am-ma | he shall remove, and |
| 8 | at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent. |
| 9 | i-na _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_ | in the month of Arahsamnu, the 12th day |
| 10 | i-sa-an-ni-qu2-ni-ik-kum | they shall replace you. |
| 11 | i-nu-ma is-sa3-an-qu2-ni-ik-kum | when he has slain you |
| 12 | it-ti-szu-nu a-li-ik-ma | I marched with them and |
| 13 | _ab2 gu4 hi-a_ u3 _u8 udu hi-a_ | cattle and sheep and goats |
| 14 | sza li-ti-ka pi2-qi2-id | Whoever trusts in you will be appeased. |
| 15 | u3 {disz}{d}na-bi-um-ma-lik | and Nabium-mālik |
| 16 | {disz}{d}nanna#-tum {disz}{d}utu-mu-sza#-lim | Nannatum, Šamaš-mušallim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}hu-ru-s,um {disz}ri-isz-{d}iszkur | Huruṣum, Rīš-Adad |
| 2 | {disz}a-wi-il-{d}suen {disz}{d}utu-na-s,i-ir | Awil-Sîn, Šamaš-nāṣir |
| 3 | {disz}a-hu-ia-tum {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam | Ahuyatum, Ilī-iddinam |
| 4 | {disz}{d}suen-u2-se-li {disz}ta-ri-bu-um | Sîn-ušallim, Tarībum |
| 5 | u3 i-din-{d}nin-szubur | and Iddin-Ninšubur |
| 6 | it#-ti-ka li-il-li-ku-ma | they must go with you, and |
| 7 | i-na s,a-la-tim li-iz-zi-zu | (Sum) May he stand in the midst of battle (Akk) May they stand in battle |
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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