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LIH 024 (P275099)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 024 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275099 |
| Museum no. | BM 012864 |
| 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 | {disz}dingir-szu-i#-bi# _dam#-gar3# ugula# nam-5(disz)_ | Ilu-šu-ibbi, merchant, foreman of five |
| 5 | ki-a-am u2-lam#-mi#-[da]-an#-ni# | thus he made me bow down. |
| 6 | um-ma szu-u2-ma# | Thus he: |
| 7 | _3(u) sze gur_ a#-na# {d}suen-ma-gir _szagina_ | 30 gur of barley for Sîn-māgir the general |
| 8 | ad-di-im-ma | I had built, and |
| 9 | t,up-pa-szu na-szi-a-ku-ma | I bring his tablet, and |
| 10 | isz#-[tu] _mu 3(disz)-kam_ e-te-ne-er-ri-is#-su#-ma# | After three years he has kept him alive, and |
| 11 | [sze]-am# u2-ul i-na-ad-di-nam# | he will not give the barley. |
| 12 | [ki]-a#-am u2-lam-mi-da-an#-ni# | thus he made me bow down |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | t,up-pa-szu a-mu-ur-ma | I saw his tablet and |
| 2 | sze-am u3 _masz2-bi_ | the barley and its interest |
| 3 | {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir li-sza-ad-di-nu-ma# | Sîn-magir may they give, and |
| 4 | a-na dingir-szu-i-bi i-di-in | to Ilu-šu-ibi he gave. |
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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