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LIH 043 (P275118)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275118 |
| Museum no. | BM 023159 |
| 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 | asz-szum {disz}{d}suen-dingir _ensi2 nig2-szu_ ta-ri-ba-tum | Concerning Sîn-ilī the governor of the property of Taribatum |
| 4 | sza a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ ta-asz-t,u2-ru-szu | that to the soldiers you wrote him |
| 5 | a-na _ensi2_ a-na qa2-ti {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum | to the governor in the hand of Tarībatum |
| 6 | na-da-nim asz-pur-ak-kum-ma um-ma at-ta-ma | I wrote to you, thus you: |
| 7 | _dumu-mesz_-szu ta-ar-s,u2-ma a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ asz-t,u2-ur-szu-nu-ti | his sons he took away and to soldiers I wrote to them. |
| 8 | ki-a-am ta-asz-pur-am | thus you wrote me: |
| 9 | u3 {d}suen-dingir szu-a-ti a-na ma-ah-ri-ia ta-at,-ru-dam | and that Sîn-ilī you have sent to me. |
| 10 | {disz}{d}suen-dingir szu-a-ti a-na# ma#-[ah-ri]-ia# u2-sze#-ri-bu-nim | Sîn-ilum brought this before me. |
| 11 | wa-ar-ka-su2 ap-ru-us2#-[ma du-ur2-szu] _ensi2#_ | After that, I inspected and Dūršu, the governor |
| 12 | u3 lu2-{d}nin-urta u3 _lu2_ [x x x x (x)]-du#-u2 | and Lu-Ninurta and the man ... |
| 13 | a-sza-al-ma ki-ma _lu2#_ [x x x x (x) (x)] | I ask and like a man ... |
| 14 | a-na pa-ni-szu [x x x x (x) (x)] | before him ...... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 {d}suen-dingir i-na pi2-i ra-ma-ni-szu# | and Sîn-ilī in his own mouth |
| 2 | ki-ma du-ur2-szu _ensi2_ | like Uršu the governor |
| 3 | pa-ga-ar-szu u2-bi-ir | (Sum) Its roof beams were cut off (Akk) It was cut off |
| 4 | a-na mi-nim _dumu-mesz ensi2-mesz_ | whatever the sons of the governors |
| 5 | a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ tu-ma-al-li | to the soldiers you will fill |
| 6 | a-wa-tum an-ni-tum sza te-pu-szu u2-ul na-t,a2-a-at | This word that you have done is not good. |
| 7 | la ta-ta-ar-ma _dumu-mesz ensi2-mesz_ | did not return, and the sons of the governors |
| 8 | sza du-ur2-szu-nu _ensi2-mesz_ | of their descendants, the governors |
| 9 | a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ la# tu-ma-al-la | to the soldiers you shall not give. |
| 10 | {disz}{d}suen-dingir szu-a-ti | that Sîn-ilī |
| 11 | a-na _ensi2_-ma a-na qa2-ti ta-ri-ba-tum | to the governor, in the hand of Tarībatum |
| 12 | at-ta-di-in | I gave. |
| 13 | pu#-uh2 _dumu-mesz_-szu sza a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ | the release of his sons, who to the soldiers |
| 14 | ta-asz-t,u2-ru | you wrote. |
| 15 | sza-nu-tim-ma a-na _aga-us2-mesz_ | Secondly, for soldiers |
| 16 | mu-ul-li | |
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