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LIH 054 (P275127)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275127 |
| Museum no. | BM 092677 |
| 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-nashir |
| 3 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | [um-ma] am#-mi-s,a-du-qa2-ma | thus Ammi-ṣaduqa: |
| 5 | [bu]-qu2-mu | Buqumu |
| 6 | [i]-na# _e2_ a-ki-tim isz-sza-ak-ka-an | in the house of Akītum he placed |
| 7 | [ki]-ma# tup#-pi2 an-ni-a-am | like this tablet |
| 8 | ta#-am-ma-ra | you will see |
| 9 | [pa]-ni _u8 udu# hi-a_ sza te-re-wa-a | Total: ewes, sheep and goats of Terewâ. |
| 10 | s,a#-ab-ta-nim | seized |
| 11 | [u3] ka-ni-ka-at _u8 udu hi-a_ | and the guarantee of the sheep and goats |
| 12 | [sza] a-na s,i-i-tim tu-sze-s,i-a | that you had brought out for the future |
| 13 | li#-qi2-a-nim-ma | take me, and |
| 14 | [a]-na# babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 15 | al#-ka-a-nim | I will come. |
| 16 | [la] tu#-la-ap-pa-ta-nim | do not slander me! |
| 17 | [i-na] _iti udru{duru5} u4 6(disz)#-kam#_ | In the month of Šabaṭu, on the 6th day |
| 18 | [a-na] babila2{ki#} | to Babylon |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [si2-in-qa2]-nim | shinqānum |
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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