Unread Atlas
LIH 039 (P275114)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | LIH 039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275114 |
| Museum no. | BM 023148 |
| 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 | [tup-pi2] an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri-im | this tablet in the morning |
| 5 | [szu-pur] _sza3-tam-mesz_ sza _e2 hi-a dingir didli_ | Fingernail of the interior of the temple of the gods, all of them. |
| 6 | ka#-la-szu-nu | all of them |
| 7 | [u3] ARAD-{d}utu _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am _sipa_ sza _e2_ {d}utu | and Warad-Šamaš son of Erībam the shepherd of the temple of Šadâm |
| 8 | [sza] li-ti-ka | of your life |
| 9 | qa2-du-um _nig2-ka9 hi-a_-szu-nu | together with their accounts |
| 10 | ga-am-ri-im | the whole |
| 11 | li-it-ru-ni-ik-kum-ma | let them come to you, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 2 | t,u2-ur-da-asz-szu-nu-ti-ma | ṭurdašūti and |
| 3 | _nig2-ka9 hi-a_-szu-nu | accounts of their contributions |
| 4 | li#-sze-pi2-szu | may he make it. |
| 5 | mu#-szi u3 ur-ri | night and day |
| 6 | [a]-la#-kam li-pu-szu-nim-ma | let them go and |
| 7 | [i-na] li-ib-bu 2(disz) _u4_-mi | in two days |
| 8 | [a-na] babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 9 | li#-is-ni-qu2-nim | may they pluck up. |
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
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.