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LIH 034 (P275109)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275109 |
| Museum no. | BM 023131 |
| 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 | to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma zi-kir-i3-li3-szu _esz3-ab-du7_ | Herewith, Zikir-ilišu, the ešabdu priest |
| 5 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ba-ni _ra2-gaba_ | and Hammurapi-bani, the courier |
| 6 | a-na isz-ta-ra-a-tim sza e-mu-ut-ba-lim | for the extispicy of Emutbal |
| 7 | re-de-e-em at,-t,ar-dam | I have sent a message. |
| 8 | ki-ma pi2-tim | like a mouth |
| 9 | isz-ta-ra-a-tim | |
| 10 | i-na _ma2-la2_ szu-ur-ki-ba-am-ma | in the boat of Šurkibama |
| 11 | a-na _babila2{ki}_ li-il-li-ka-nim | to Babylon may he come. |
| 12 | u3 {mi2}ke-ez-re-e-tum | and Kezrētum |
| 13 | wa-ar-ki-szi-na | after them |
| 14 | li-il-li-ka-nim | may he come. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _szuku_ isz-ta-ra-a-tim | for the šuku-offering of the extispicy |
| 2 | _ninda kasz udu-nita2 hi-a ma2 gar-ra_ | bread, beer, and rams |
| 3 | u3 _zi3-kaskal_ {mi2}ke-ez-re-e-tim | and the grain-heaps of the kēzērûtum women |
| 4 | sza a-di babila2{ki} ka-sza-di-im | who as far as Babylon the conqueror |
| 5 | szu-ur-ki-ba-am | Šurkibam |
| 6 | _erin2_-am sza-di-id asz-lim | labor-troops, šadīdi of Ašlim, |
| 7 | u3 _erin2_-am be2-eh-ra-am | and the troops he received |
| 8 | szu-ku-un-ma | place, and |
| 9 | isz-ta-ra-a-tim a-na _babila2{ki}_ | a series to Babylon |
| 10 | li-sza-al-li-mu-nim | may they keep me alive. |
| 11 | la u2-la-ap-pa-ta-nim | they shall not release me. |
| 12 | ar-hi-isz a-na _babila2{ki}_ | quickly to Babylon |
| 13 | li-is-ni-qa2-nim | may he cut off. |
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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