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LIH 023 (P275098)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275098 |
| Museum no. | BM 012863 |
| 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 | _2(disz) me 4(u) erin2 ka-kesz2 lugal# <<nig2-[szu] {d}nanna>>_ | 200 (mana wool for) the kakeš-workers of the king, under the authority of Nanna |
| 5 | _nig2-szu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2_ | property of Nanna-manšum |
| 6 | sza li-tim sza qa2-ti-ka | of the month of your hand |
| 7 | sza isz-tu asz-szur{ki} u3# szi#-tu#-ul-lum{ki} | which from Assur and Šitullum |
| 8 | ip-t,u2#-ru#-ni#-[im]-ma# | he has released me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | a-la-kam# li#-pu#-szu#-nim#-[ma] | let them go and |
| 2' | it-ti _erin2_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu# | with the troops of Ibni-Amurrum |
| 3' | um-ma-ti-szu-nu | their army |
| 4' | li-isz-bu | may he live. |
| 5' | erin2-um szu-u2 la u2-la-ap-pa-tam | he is a labor-troop, he will not be able to work. |
| 6' | ar-hi-isz t,u2-ur-da-asz-szu-nu-ti-ma# | Quickly send them to me! |
| 7' | a-la-kam li-pu-szu-nim | they must go. |
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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