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LIH 056 (P275129)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275129 |
| Museum no. | BM 092626 |
| 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 {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim | to Marduk-mušallim |
| 2 | {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam | Sîn-iddinam |
| 3 | u3 a-wi-il#-{d}suen | and Awīl-Suen |
| 4 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 5 | um-ma am-mi-di-ta-na-ma | Thus Ammi-ditana: |
| 6 | _lu2-mesz_ szu-ut pi2-ha-a-tim sza i-na sza3-ga{ki} wa-asz-bu | the men of the extispicies who are in Šag |
| 7 | ki-a-am isz-pu-ru-nim um-ma szu-nu-ma | Thus they wrote to me: |
| 8 | _5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur_ | 57 gur 3 barig 4 sila3 barley |
| 9 | a-na _szuku erin2_ bi-ir-ti sza3-ga{ki} u3 a-hi-a-tim | for the ration of the troops of the interior of Šag and dependents |
| 10 | sza _iti gan-gan-e3_ | of the month of Kislimu |
| 11 | ih-ha-asz-sze-eh | he smote. |
| 12 | ki-a-am isz-pu-ru-nim | he wrote to me thus: |
| 13 | a-na _lu2-mesz_ szu-ut pi2-ha-a-tim sza i-na sza3-ga{ki} wa-asz-bu | to the men of the extispicies who are in Šag |
| 14 | asz-szum i-nu-ma ta-sza-ap-pa-ra-szu-nu-szi#-im# | Because when you send them, |
| 15 | _lu2-mesz_ ba-ab-bi-li a-na ma-ah-ri-ku-nu# [sza-pa-ri-im] | The men who brought it to you have written to me. |
| 16 | it-ta-asz-pa-[ar] | has written |
| 17 | szu-up-ra _lu2-mesz_ ba-[ab-bi-li] | send! The men of Babibili |
| 18 | a-na ma-ah-ri-ku-nu li#-[isz-pu-ru-nim]-ma | let them write to you, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _sze_-im sza qa2#-[ti-ku-nu] | from the barley in your hands |
| 2 | _5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(disz) sila3 [sze gur]_ | 57 gur 3 barig 4 sila3 barley |
| 3 | a-na _szuku erin2_ bi-ir-ti sza3-ga{ki} [u3 a-hi-a-tim] | for the ration of the troops of the interior of Šag and dependents |
| 4 | sza _iti gan-gan-e3_ szu-um-hi-ra-szu#-[nu-ti] | of the month of Kislimu, their shumhirātu |
| 5 | _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2-mesz_ sza ma-ah-ri-ku#-[nu] | the diviners who before you |
| 6 | wa-ar-ka-tam li-ip-ru-su#-[ma] | later may they release him, and |
| 7 | i-na {uzu}te-re-e-tim sza-al-ma-a-tim# | in the pure extispicies |
| 8 | _sze_-am szu-a-ti | that barley |
| 9 | a-na sza3-ga{ki} szu-bi-la | send to Šag. |
Sources & licences
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