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LIH 079 (P275152)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 079 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275152 |
| Museum no. | BM 027268 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 | _kar_ zimbir{ki} u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki} | the quay of Sippar and the judges of Sippor |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma sa-am-su-i-lu-na-ma | Thus Samsu-iluna: |
| 5 | {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am mu-uz-za-az _ka2_ | Sîn-erībam, gatekeeper |
| 6 | ki-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni | thus he made me bow down |
| 7 | um-ma szu-ma | Thus (says) he: |
| 8 | _dumu-mesz_ szu-nu-ma-dingir sza a-na _sze_-em ri-ib-ba-ti-szu-nu | sons of Umma-ilum, who for their own grain |
| 9 | szu-ud-du-nim na-ad-nu-nim | to be delivered, to be given. |
| 10 | e-si-ir-ma | he cut off, and |
| 11 | ki-a-am iq-bu-nim um-ma szu-nu-ma | they said thus: |
| 12 | _3(disz) ab2 gu4 hi-a_ u3 _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 3 cows, oxen and 1/2 mina of silver |
| 13 | [x x x x x (x)] x x x [x (x)] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _3(disz) ab2# [gu4 hi]-a_ u3 _[1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar]_ | 3 cows, oxen and 1/2 mina of silver |
| 2' | a-na szu-{d}mar#-[tu (x) (x)] | to Šū-Amurru |
| 3' | a-na ma-as,-s,a-ru-tim# ip#-qi2-du | he entrusted to the guard. |
| 4' | _3(disz) ab2 gu4 hi-a_ szu-nu-ti u3 _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 3 cows, these oxen and 1/2 mina of silver |
| 5' | a-na _ra2-gaba_ sza at,-ru-da#-asz-szu | to the courier who I have sent him |
| 6' | id-na-a-ma | gave, and |
| 7' | a-na babila2{ki} li-ib-lam | to Babylon may he bring. |
Sources & licences
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