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LIH 029 (P275104)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275104 |
| Museum no. | BM 023122 |
| 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 | tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri-im | This tablet, at the beginning |
| 4 | {disz}su-un-gu-gu-um sza {d}nin-gir2-su gir2-su{ki} | Sungugûm of Ningirsu of Girsu |
| 5 | {disz}isz-me-{d}suen u3 i-bi-{d}nin-szubur# _sipa ud5# hi-[a_ x]-la{ki} | Išme-Sîn and Ibbi-Ninshubur shepherd of the goats of ...la |
| 6 | {disz}a-da-lal3-lum _sipa ud5 hi-a_ [x x x?] x | Adallallum, shepherd of the goats |
| 7 | 4(disz) _sipa-mesz i7_ [...] | 4 shepherds of the ... canal |
| 8 | {disz}i-s,i2-na-bu-u2# _dumu_ su-mu-[...] | Iṣinabû, son of Sumu- |
| 9 | {disz}ma-ta-tum u3 {d}en-lil2-ni-[szu ...] | Matatum and Enlil-nišu |
| 10 | 3(disz) _i7_ [...] | 3 ... canals |
| 11 | {disz}e-ri-ba-am _iri_ nu-ur2-{d}iszkur# [...] | Erībam, the city of Nur-Adad |
| 12 | u3 HI-x-ir-rum# sza {d}[...] | and HI-x-irrum of |
| 13 | 1(u) _sipa-mesz u2-tul2_ a-pil2-{d}[x x?] | 10 shepherds of the vegetable garden of Apil-, |
| 14 | {disz}re-s,u2-ia u3 a-bu-um-wa-qar# [x x x?] | Reṣūya and Abum-waqar |
| 15 | {disz}a-pil2-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar u3 _dumu-mesz_ [x x?] | Apil-Amurru, son of Lipit-Ištar, and sons of |
| 16 | {disz}nu-ra-tum {disz}la-lum _iri_ ia-ku-du-um u3 x [...] | Nuratum Lalum, city of Yakudum and ... |
| 17 | {disz}a-mur-da-an-nu-su2 {disz}i3-li2-ha-zi-ri u3 la-lum# | Amur-dannussu, Ili-haziri and Lalum |
| 18 | _i7_ pirig-gin7-du# | the Pirigindu canal |
| 19 | {disz}ge6-{d}utu sza# {d}nansze nigin6{ki#} | Ea-Šamaš of Nanše of Nigin |
| 20 | [{disz}]{d}suen#-engar# _dumu_ i3-li2-am-ta-ha-ar | Sîn-engar, son of Ilī-amtahar |
| 21 | [{disz}{d}]suen-a-hu-um u3 i3-li2-ma-an sza x x [x?] | Sîn-aḫum and Ilī-man of |
| 22 | 1(u) 4(disz) _u2-tul2_ an-pi4-{d}utu u3 [...] | 14 utul-vessels of An-pî-šamaš and |
| 23 | [{disz}]mu#-ha-ad-du-um _iri_ gu-ub-x [...] | Muhaddum, the city of Gub... |
| 24 | [{disz}i]-din#-{d}mar#-tu _iri_ x [...] | Iddin-Amurrum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}x-x-(x)]-uru4 u3 e2-ra-bi [...] | -uṣur and his enterprise |
| 2 | [{disz}]nam#-rum _iri_ du6-{d}isz-ha-ra {disz}x [...] | Namrum, the city of Du-Išhara, |
| 3 | {disz}ap-lum _iri_ in-bu-kum{ki} {disz}nu#-x-x _iri_ a-ha-nu-ta{ki} | Aplum, the city of Inbukum, Nu-x, the town of Aḫanuta |
| 4 | {disz}ma-ni-um _iri_ tul2-{d}en-lil2{ki} | Manium, the city of Tul-Enlil |
| 5 | {disz}ma-an-nu-um-ki-ma-{d}utu _dumu_ im-ta-ga-ar-{d}utu sza {d}utu larsa#[{ki}] | Mannum-kima-šamaš, son of Imtagar-Sîn, belonging to the god Utu of Larsa. |
| 6 | {disz}{d}utu-ki-nam-i-di larsa{ki} sza {d}utu [...] | Šamaš-kīnam-idi of Larsa, whom Şpi[tu ...] |
| 7 | {disz}i-din-ia-tum _iri_ ur-sa6-ga sza {d}x [...] | Iddin-Yatum, the city Ursaga of |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) 1(u) 2(disz) _u2-tul2_ ARAD2-{d}utu u3 nam-ti-la-ni#-[du10] | 12 potters: Warad-Šamaš and for his life |
| 9 | {disz}a-pil2-{d}mar-tu _iri_ i3-li2-i-din-nam{ki} {disz}nu-ur2-li-wi#-[ir] | Apil-Amurrum, city of Ilī-iddinam, Nur-liwwir |
| 10 | {disz}ia-la#-rum {disz}a-pil2-ku-bi | Iarum, Apil-Kūbe |
| 11 | [_i7_] pirig#-gin7-du | the Pirigindu canal |
| 12 | {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza#-am x [...] {disz}nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur# | Ilī-iqišam |
| 13 | {disz}{d}suen-uru4 x x x {disz}{d}suen-at#-[pa-lam {d}]suen#-isz#-me#-[a-ni] | Sîn-ušallim Sin-atpalam Sin-išmeanni |
| 14 | _i7_ pirig-gin7-du x [...] | the Pirigindu canal ... |
| 15 | {disz}ak-ba-hu-um _i7_ idigna u3 ap-lum gir2#-su#[{ki}] | Akbaḫum of the Tigris River and Aplum of Girsu |
| 16 | 1(u) 1(disz) _u2-tul2_ ARAD2-{d}na-bi-um u3 i3-li2-ub-lam | 11 potters: Warad-Nabium and Ilī-ublum, |
| 17 | _sipa-mesz_ an-nu-u2-tim | these shepherds |
| 18 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ia t,u2-ur-dam-ma | Send it to me, so that |
| 19 | _nig2-ka9#_-szu-nu li-pu-szu | their accounts they shall make. |
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