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LIH 028 (P275103)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275103 |
| Museum no. | BM 023120 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 3 | asz-szum sze-im mi-ki-is _a-sza3_-im | Concerning the barley of the irrigation of the field |
| 4 | sza ib-ni-{d}mar-tu sza i-na qa2-at e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk | of Ibni-Amurru, who by the hand of Etel-pî-Marduk |
| 5 | a-na ib-ni-{d}mar-tu na-da-nim | to Ibni-Amurrum was given. |
| 6 | sza isz-ta-ap-ra-ak-kum-ma um-ma at-ta-ma | that he wrote to you, thus: |
| 7 | {disz}e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am um-ma szu-ma | Etel-pî-Marduk said thus: |
| 8 | it-ti _a-sza3_-im sza ib-ni-{d}mar-tu | with the field of Ibni-Amurrum |
| 9 | _a-sza3_-am a-hi-a-am e-ri#-isz-ma | a field adjoining it he shall cultivate and |
| 10 | sze-um a-szar isz-te-en#-ma# sza-pi2-ik | The barley is where it is piled up. |
| 11 | i-na _{gesz}tukul_ sza _dingir_ sze-am ma#-[la] i-na _a-sza3_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu | with the weapon of a god barley as much as in the field of Ibni-Amurru |
| 12 | ib-ba-szu-u2 | he created, |
| 13 | li-bi-ir-ru-ma mi-ik-sa-am li-il-qu2-u2 | They must smite (them), and they must take the stolen property. |
| 14 | ki-a-am iq-bi-ma | he said thus: |
| 15 | s,u2-ha-ar ib-ni-{d}mar-tu u2-ul im-gur | he did not return the payment of Ibni-Amurrum. |
| 16 | um-ma szu-ma | Thus (says) he: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ba-lum ib-ni-{d}mar-tu u2-ul ub#-ta#-ar# | without Ibni-Amurrum he did not return. |
| 2 | ki-a-am iq-bi-ma | he said thus: |
| 3 | it-ta-la-ak | has gone |
| 4 | sze-am ma-la i-na _a-sza3_-szu ib-ba-szu-u2 | barley, as much as there is in his field |
| 5 | i-na _{gesz}tukul_ sza _dingir_ u2-ba-ar-ru-ma | with the weapon of a god they shall strike, and |
| 6 | mi-ik-sa-am i-na-ad-di-nu-szum | they will give him a compensation. |
| 7 | sza ta-asz-pur-am | As to what you wrote |
| 8 | ki-ma ta-asz-pur-am | as you wrote me, |
| 9 | sze-am ma-la i-na _a-sza3_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu | barley, as much as in the field of Ibni-Amurru |
| 10 | ib-szu-u2 | he created. |
| 11 | i-na _{gesz}tukul_ sza _dingir_ li-bi-ir-ru-u2-ma | with the weapon of a god they shall strike, and |
| 12 | sze-am mi-ki-is _a-sza3_-szu | barley, half of his field |
| 13 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}mar-tu | Ibni-Amurrum |
| 14 | a-pu-ul | |
Sources & licences
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