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LIH 072 (P275145)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275145 |
| Museum no. | BM 026234 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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}suen-[i-din]-nam# | to Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma# | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#-ma | Thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | _gesz-ab-ba hi-a_ a-na szi-ki-ir ma-ag-ga-ri | a scepter for the trimming of the mashgaru-tree |
| 5 | a-na qa2-at _tibira-mesz_ | into the hands of the canals |
| 6 | i-na bad3-tibira{ki} | in Badtibira |
| 7 | u3 e-ma i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | and wherever there is |
| 8 | li-mu-ru-ni-ik-kum-ma | may they look upon you, and |
| 9 | _2(szar2) gesz-ab-ba hi-a_ szi-hu-tim | 220 šiḫūtum reeds, |
| 10 | isz-tu _1/3(disz) sila3 1/2(disz) sila3_ a-di _1(disz) sila3 gesz_ | from 1/3 sila3 1/2 sila3, up to 1 sila2 of wood |
| 11 | u3 isz-tu _2(disz) kusz3 3(disz) kusz3_ a-di _4(disz) kusz3 gid2-da_ | and from 2 cubits 3 cubit, as far as 4 cubit long |
| 12 | li-ik-ki-su-ni-ik-kum#-ma | may they bind you, and |
| 13 | 5(disz) szu-szi-_ta gesz-ab-ba [hi-a]_ | 5 shushes each of a reed bundle, |
| 14 | i-na _ma2-i3-dub_ i-ta-ad-di#-[nu-ma] | they have given to me on the boat. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _sa-TUL2_ [x x (x) (x)] | in the reed-bed ... |
| 2 | a-na babila2#[{ki}] | to Babylon |
| 3 | li-ib-lu-nim | may they bring. |
| 4 | i-na _gesz-ab-ba hi-a_ | in a threshing floor |
| 5 | sza i-na-ak-ki-su | that they will cut off |
| 6 | _gesz_ sza i-na _{gesz}tir_-szu mi-tu | a tree that in its forest is dead |
| 7 | la i-na-ak-ki-su | they shall not cut off |
| 8 | _gesz_ wa-ar-qa2-am-ma li-ik-ki-su | may a later tree be cut down. |
| 9 | ar-hi-isz _gesz-ab-ba hi-a_ szu-nu-ti | quickly those arrows |
| 10 | li-ib-lu-nim-ma | may they bring me, and |
| 11 | _tibira#-mesz_ la i-re-eq-qu2 | the canals shall not pass. |
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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