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LIH 042 (P275117)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275117 |
| Museum no. | BM 023154 |
| 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# [qi2-bi2-ma] | Speak to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-[pi2-ma] | thus Hammurapi: |
| 3 | tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri#-[im] | This tablet, at the beginning |
| 4 | {disz}a-bi-ia-tum _dumu_ i3-li2-gim-la-an-ni | Abiyatum, son of Ilī-gimlanni |
| 5 | _lu2_ ka-si-pa-nu{ki} _sza3_ we-du-tim | the man of Kasipānu, in the womb |
| 6 | {disz}in-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu | Inbi-ilišu, son of Apil-ilīszu |
| 7 | _lu2_ gu-ub-rum{ki} _gu2 i7 edin-na_ | the man of Gubrum, on the bank of the plain |
| 8 | _sza3 dumu-mesz giri3-se3-ga_ | from the sons of the footstool |
| 9 | {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ra-bi | Ilī-ippalsam, son of Adad-rabi |
| 10 | _lu2_ {iri}a-ha-am-nu-ta{ki} _sza3_ larsa{ki} | the man of Ahamnuta, in Larsa |
| 11 | [3(disz) _sza3] ugula_ im-gur-{d}en-lil2 | 3 (mana wool for) the foreman Imgur-Enlil |
| 12 | {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}mar-tu | Ili-ippalsam, son of Ṣillī-Amurrum |
| 13 | _lu2_ {iri}a-ha-am-nu-ta _sza3_ larsa{ki} | the man of Ahamnuta, in Larsa |
| 14 | _sza3 dumu-mesz masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | from the sons of the diviner |
| 15 | {disz}e-tel-pi4-esz18-dar _dumu_ {d}suen-i-tu-ra-am | Etel-pī-Ištar, son of Sîn-ituram |
| 16 | _lu2_ za-gi-nu-um{ki} | the man of Zagina |
| 17 | _sza3 ugula_ na-bi-{d}suen | from the foreman Nabi-Sîn |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}mar-tu | Ili-eribam, son of Ṣillī-Amurrum |
| 2 | _lu2_ {iri}giri3-ni-i3-sa6{ki} | the man of Girini-isa |
| 3 | {disz}in-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ hi-su-um | Inbi-ilišu, son of Ḫisum |
| 4 | _lu2_ {d}en-lil2-gar-ra{ki} | the man of Enlil-gara |
| 5 | {disz}i3-li2-ba-ni-i _dumu_ ma-an-nu-um-ma-hi-ir-szu | Ilī-banî, son of Mannum-mahiršu |
| 6 | _lu2_ larsa{ki} | the man of Larsa |
| 7 | 3(disz) _sza3 ugula_ be-la-kum | 3 (mana wool for) the foreman Belakum |
| 8 | 4(disz) _sza3 dumu-mesz ensi2_ | 4: from the sons of the governor |
| 9 | 8(disz) _erin2_ sza li-ti-ka | 8 troops of yours |
| 10 | sza a-na ma-az-za-asz2-ti-szu-nu | who to their cult centers |
| 11 | la il-li-ku-nim | did not come |
| 12 | szu-pur a-wi-le-e szu-nu-ti | Fingernail of that man |
| 13 | li-it-ru-ni-ik-kum | may they bring to you. |
| 14 | ma-as,-s,a-ri szu-uk-na-asz-szu-nu-szi-im-ma | Set up a guard for them, and |
| 15 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 16 | szu-[ri-a-asz]-szu#-nu#-ti# | Šuri-ashshunuti |
Sources & licences
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