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LIH 030 (P275105)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275105 |
| Museum no. | BM 023123 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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-din-nam | to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | {disz}sze-ep-{d}suen _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_ | Šēp-Sîn, foreman of merchants |
| 5 | ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he told me: |
| 6 | a-na _ku3-babbar e2_ {d}ki-it-tim | for the silver of the house of Kittim |
| 7 | sza bad3-tibira{ki} u3 _i7_ idigna | of Badtibira and the Tigris River |
| 8 | {disz}e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk ip-ta-na-ar-ri-kam-ma | Etel-pî-Marduk kept you awake, and |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ ga-am-ra-am u2-ul u2-sza-ad-di-in | the full amount of silver he did not give. |
| 10 | u3 a-na _ku3-babbar e2_ {d}ki-it-tim | and for the silver of the temple of Kittum |
| 11 | sza {iri}ra-ha-bu{ki} u3 na-we-e-szu | of Rahabu and Nawešu |
| 12 | {disz}gi-mil#-{d}marduk# ip-ri-kam-ma | Gimillu-Marduk sent me, and |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ ga-am-ra#-am# u2-ul id-di#-nu-nim | they did not give me the full amount of silver. |
| 14 | ia-ti _ku3-babbar_ ga-am-ra-am | my full price of silver |
| 15 | _e2-gal_ usz-ta-asz-qi2-la-an#-ni# | the palace has made me tremble |
| 16 | ki-a-am# [u2]-lam-mi-da-an#-ni# | thus he made me bow down. |
| 17 | a-na mi#-[nim e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk] u3# [gi-mil-{d}marduk] | Why did Etel-pî-Marduk and Gimil-Marduk |
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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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