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LIH 016 (P275091)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275091 |
| Museum no. | BM 012838 |
| 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 | szi-ta-at _ku3-babbar_-im | the price of the silver |
| 5 | sza it-ti sze-ep-{d}suen _ugula dam-gar3_ | which with Šēp-Sîn the overseer of the merchants |
| 6 | u3# _ugula#-mesz# 5(disz)-ta_ | and the five foremen |
| 7 | [sza qa2]-ti#-szu | of his hand |
| 8 | {disz}sze#-ep-{d}suen | Šep-Sîn |
| 9 | u3 _ugula-mesz 5(disz)-ta_ li-il-qu2-nim-ma | and the five foremen should take, and |
| 10 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 11 | li-ib-lu-nim | may they bring. |
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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