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LIH 048 (P275121)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 048 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275121 |
| Museum no. | BM 092652 |
| 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# {mi2}a-ha-tim | to Aḫatum |
| 2 | asz-sza-at _{d}suen_-i-din-nam _gal mar-tu_ | the wife of Sîn-iddinam, the great Amorite |
| 3 | um-ma tap-pi2-we-di u3 _dumu-{d}utu_ | Thus Tappiwedu and Mar-Šamaš |
| 4 | wa-ar-du-ki-ma | after you |
| 5 | _gal mar-tu_ a-na s,e-ri-ki | the Amorite chief to you |
| 6 | isz-pu-ra-an-ne2-ti e-le-nu-um | he wrote to me, above |
| 7 | _e2-gal_-la-tim na-ak-rum | the palace of the enemy |
| 8 | il-qi2-ne2-ti i-na _e2-gal_ | they took, in the palace |
| 9 | ka-ak-mi-im{ki} | of Kakkim |
| 10 | ni-ib-be2-el | may he not rule |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-bi-ni s,i2-ir-mi-ma | “For our father, be reconciled, and |
| 2 | a-bu-ni li-ip-t,u2-ru-ne2-ti | may his father release them. |
| 3 | tup-pa-tim a-na a-bi-ni | Tablets to our father |
| 4 | nu-usz-ta-bi-lam | we have sent. |
| 5 | li-ib _dam-gar3_ sza-tu | that merchant |
| 6 | li-t,i3-bu-ma a-na ma-ri-szu | may he be healthy, and to his son |
| 7 | li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma | may he write to me, and |
| 8 | ma-ru li-ip-t,u2-ra-ne2-ti | may my debts be released. |
| 9 | pa-ni-ki i-na a-ma-ri-<im> | Your face at dawn |
| 10 | s,a#-la-am-ki i-na a-hi-ni | “Your protection on the side |
| 11 | i ni-iq-qu2-ur | may he not fall. |
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
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