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LIH 019 (P275094)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275094 |
| Museum no. | BM 012846 |
| 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 | ra-bi-a-an {iri}me-de-e-em{ki#} | the mayor of Medem |
| 5 | asz-szum hi-bi-il-ti-szu | because of his debts |
| 6 | u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni | he made me bow down, |
| 7 | a-nu-um-ma ra-bi-a-an {iri}me-de#-e#-em#{ki} szu-a-ti | Now, the governor of that city Medem |
| 8 | a-na s,e-ri-ka at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent to you. |
| 9 | wa-ar-ka-as-su2 pu-ru-us2 | After that, a scepter |
| 10 | szu-pur be-el a-wa-ti-szu | Send to the lord of his words! |
| 11 | li#-it-ru-ni-ik-kum-ma# | let them come to you, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | di#-nam ki-ma s,i-im-da-tim | Judge a case like a ṣimmatu |
| 2 | szu-hi#-is-su2-nu-ti | šuḫissūti |
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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