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LIH 017 (P275092)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275092 |
| Museum no. | BM 012840 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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 | tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am | This tablet |
| 5 | i-na a-ma-ri-im | at dawn |
| 6 | {disz}i3-li2-ma-a-bi _dumu_ a-pil2-{d}mar-tu | Ilī-ma-abi, son of Apil-Amurrum, |
| 7 | _lu2_ du6-isz-ta-AZ-ri-i{ki} | the man of Dušta-AZ-rī, |
| 8 | _sza3_-u2 ri-mi-ia | my heart, my supplication |
| 9 | {disz}kesz3{ki}-i-din-nam _dumu_ u-bar-{d}suen | Keš-iddinam, son of Ubar-Sîn |
| 10 | _lu2_ ka-ru-um{ki} _ki-ta_ | the man of Karum, lower |
| 11 | _sza3_-u2 a-na-s,il2-li2-e-mi-id# | therefrom: Ana-ṣillī-emid |
| 12 | 2(disz) _sza3 dumu-mesz ensi2-mesz_ | 2: the sons of the governors; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}li-t,ul-dingir _dumu_ im-gur-{d}suen# | Liṭul-ilī, son of Imgur-Sîn |
| 2 | _sza3 dumu-mesz masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | from the sons of the diviner |
| 3 | 3(disz) _erin2 sza3 erin2 ka2 e2-gal_ | 3 labor-troops, of the laborers at the palace gate; |
| 4 | sza a-na# ma-az-za-asz2-ti-szu-nu | who to their cult centers |
| 5 | la il-li-ku-nim | did not come |
| 6 | szu-pur a-wi-le-e szu-nu-ti | Fingernail of that man |
| 7 | li-it-ru-ni-ik-kum | may they bring to you. |
| 8 | ma#-[as,]-s,a-ri szu-uk-na-asz-szu-nu-szi-im-ma# | Set up a guard for them and |
| 9 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ia | to my presence |
| 10 | szu#-ri#-a-[asz]-szu#-nu-ti | Šuri-ashshunuti |
Sources & licences
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