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LIH 051 (P275124)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275124 |
| Museum no. | BM 017334 |
| 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] ib-ni-{d}suen# | to Ibni-Sîn |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}marduk-na-s,i-[ir] | son of Marduk-naṣir |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma am-mi-s,a-du-qa2-ma# | Thus Ammī-ṣaduqa: |
| 5 | bu-qu2-mu# | |
| 6 | i-na _e2_ a-ki-tim | in the akitu-house |
| 7 | isz#-sza-ak-ka-an | he placed. |
| 8 | ki#-[ma] tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am | according to this tablet |
| 9 | ta-am-ma-ru | you see. |
| 10 | pa#-ni _u8 udu hi-a_ sza te-re-hu#-u2 | the face of the ewes and sheep that they brought |
| 11 | s,a-ab#-tam# | seized |
| 12 | u3 ka#-[ni-ka-at _u8 udu hi]-a_ | and the guarantee of the sheep and goats |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [la tu-la]-ap#-pa-[tam] | do not be negligent! |
| 2' | [i-na] _iti# udru#{duru5} u4 1(u)-kam#_ | In the month of Šabaṭu, on the 10th day |
| 3' | [a-na] babila2{ki#} | to Babylon |
| 4' | si2#-in-qa2-am | a good thing |
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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