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LIH 037 (P275112)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275112 |
| Museum no. | BM 023145 |
| 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}dumu-uri2{ki} _u2-tul2_ | Dumuzi, the cook |
| 5 | ki-ma _la2-u ab2 gu4 hi-a_ sza qa2-ti-szu | like the deficit of cows and oxen of his hand |
| 6 | _5(gesz2) sze gur_ u2-ka-a-al | 5 00 gur of barley he shall hold. |
| 7 | _sza3-tam-mesz_ szu-ku-un-ma | the šatams set, and |
| 8 | sze-am sza dumu-uri2{ki} | barley of the citizens of Ur |
| 9 | i-na-ad-di-nu-szu-nu-szi-im | they will give to them. |
| 10 | li-im-hu-ru-ma | may they accept, and |
| 11 | i-na _ma2-i3-dub_ re-qi2-im | from the requisition boat |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,e-nam-ma | a flock |
| 2 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 3 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
Sources & licences
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