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LIH 033 (P275108)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275108 |
| Museum no. | BM 023130 |
| 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)
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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-ep-{d}suen _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_ | Concerning Šēp-Sîn the overseer of the merchants |
| 4 | qa2-du-um _3(gesz'u) sze gur_ sza sze-gesz-i3 u3 _1(u) 9(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar libir_-szu | together with 300 gur of barley of sesame and 19 minas of old silver |
| 5 | u3 {d}suen-mu-usz-ta-al _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_ | and Sîn-muštāl the overseer of merchants |
| 6 | qa2-du-um _3(gesz'u) sze gur_ sza [_sze]-gesz-i3_ | together with 30 kor of sesame |
| 7 | u3 _7(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ la-bi-ir#-ti#-szu | and 7 minas of his old silver |
| 8 | a-na babila2{ki} t,a2-ra-[di]-im | to Babylon it is favourable. |
| 9 | _siki_ ma-ha-ri-im u3 _ugula nam-5(disz)-ta-x_ | wool received, and foreman Nam-5-x |
| 10 | it-ti-szu-nu t,a2-ra-di-im | “With them you are merciful, |
| 11 | sza asz-pu-ra-ak-kum-ma | that I wrote to you |
| 12 | um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you: |
| 13 | um-ma _ugula-mesz dam-gar3-mesz_-ma | thus the foremen of merchants: |
| 14 | i-na ki-ma i-na-an-na e-bu-ru-um | In the same way now the harvest |
| 15 | wa-ar-ki e-bu-ri-im | after the harvest |
| 16 | i ni-il-li-ik | we shall go. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-a-am iq-bu-kum-ma | thus said to you, and |
| 2 | ta-asz-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 3 | i-na-an-na e-bu-ru-um it-ta-la-ak | Now the harvest has gone. |
| 4 | tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri-im | This tablet, at the beginning |
| 5 | ki-ma asz-pu-ra-ak-kum | as I wrote to you |
| 6 | {disz}sze-ep-{d}suen _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_ | Šēp-Sîn, foreman of merchants |
| 7 | qa2-du-um _3(gesz'u) sze gur_-szu u3 _1(u) 9(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar libir_-szu | together with 300 gur of barley and 19 minas of old silver |
| 8 | u3 {d}suen-mu-usz-ta#-al _ugula dam-gar3-<mesz_> | and Sîn-muštāl the overseer of merchants |
| 9 | qa2-du-um _3(gesz'u) sze gur_-szu | together with 30 gur of barley |
| 10 | u3 _7(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar libir_-szu | and 7 minas of old silver |
| 11 | [a-na] babila2#{ki} t,u2-ur-dam | to Babylon returned. |
| 12 | [u3] it-ti-szu-nu | and with them |
| 13 | [1(disz) s,u2-ha]-ar#-ka ta-ak-lum | 1 ṣuharka taklam |
| 14 | [x x x (x)]-x-szu#-nu-ti-ma | ... them and |
| 15 | [x (x) (x) a-na] babila2#{ki} | ... to Babylon |
| 16 | [x x x (x) (x)-szu]-nu-ti | ... them |
| 17 | [li]-il#-li#-kam-ma | he should come, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | [it-ti-ia] li-in-na-me-er | may he be reconciled with me. |
Sources & licences
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