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LIH 038 (P275113)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275113 |
| Museum no. | BM 023147 |
| 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-bi-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra#-pi2-ma | Thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | asz-szum# {disz}a-pil2#-{d}[mar]-tu _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}mar-tu | Concerning Apil-Amurru, son of Ṣillī-Amurru |
| 5 | [_nig2]-szu_ e-tel#-pi2#-{d}marduk | property of Etel-pî-Marduk |
| 6 | sza# [_a-sza3_-szu] i-na is-qi2-im | of his field from the offering |
| 7 | a-na {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik im-qu2-tu-ma | to Nabium-mālik fell, and |
| 8 | ki#-a-am iq-bu-kum um-ma szu-u2-ma | Thus he said to you: |
| 9 | u2-lu i-ia-ti it-ti _a-sza3 gu2-un_-ia | or my own with the field of my talents |
| 10 | [a]-na# {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik li-id-di-nu-ni-in-ni | to Nabium-malik may they give me. |
| 11 | [u2-lu _a]-sza3 gu2-un_-ia a-na e-tel-pi2#-{d}marduk | or the field of my talents to Etel-pî-Marduk |
| 12 | [li-te]-er-ru-x [x x (x)] | let them return ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x x [...] | |
| 2' | u2-ul i-[x x x x (x)] | he will not ...... |
| 3' | a-wi-lum-ma wa-ar-ki# [_a-sza3_-szu] | a man after his field |
| 4' | i-il-la-ak# | will go |
| 5' | {disz}a-pil2-{d}marduk | Apil-Marduk |
| 6' | a-na {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik i-di-in-ma | to Nabium-mālik gave, and |
| 7' | _a-sza3 gu2-un_-szu# sza a-na {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik | the field of his talents which to Nabium-mālik |
| 8' | i-na is-qi2-im im-qu2-tu | he fell at the riverbank. |
| 9' | ki-ma ka-ia-an-tim-ma | like a ... |
| 10' | li-ri-isz | may he tear out. |
| 11' | {disz}{d}na-bi-um-ma-lik | Nabium-malik |
| 12' | i-na _ensi2-mesz_ sza qa2-ti-szu | among the governors in his hand |
| 13' | _1(disz) ensi2_ pu-uh2 a-pil2-{d}mar-tu | 1 governor, representative of Apil-Amurru |
| 14' | a-na# e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk | to Etel-pî-Marduk |
| 15' | li#-id#-di-in | he should give |
Sources & licences
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