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LIH 084 (P275157)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 084 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275157 |
| Museum no. | BM 026960 |
| 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)
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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-na-s,i-ir | to Marduk-nāṣir |
| 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 a-bi-e-szu-uh-ma | Abī-ešuh says thus: |
| 5 | 1(u) 6(disz) _{lu2}su-si-ig_ zimbir{ki}-am-na-nu u3 na-wi-szu | 16 chariot fighters of Sippar-amnānu and his troops |
| 6 | u3 4(disz) _sag-ARAD-mesz_ sza _dumu-mesz_ ri-isz-{d}utu _di-ku5_ | and 4 male slaves belonging to the sons of Rīš-Sîn the judge |
| 7 | {disz}{d}suen-i-ri-ba-am u3 _szesz-mesz_-szu | Sîn-iribam and his brothers |
| 8 | a-na _sze_-im sza _a-sza3 gu2-un_ {d}suen-mu-sza#-lim# | for the barley of the field of the talents of Sîn-mušallim |
| 9 | _gal-ukken#-[na]_ x x [x x] | the chief of the assembly ... |
| 10 | e-s,e-di-im u3 szu-[li]-i-im# [x x x x] | harvest and harvest ... |
| 11 | ki-ma tup-pi2 an-ni-a-[am] | according to this tablet |
| 12 | ta-am-ma#-[ra] | you will see |
| 13 | 1(u) 6(disz) _{lu2}su-si-ig_ zimbir{ki#}-am#-na-nu u3 [na-wi-szu] | 16 chariot fighters from Sippar and his troops |
| 14 | u3 4(disz) _sag-ARAD-mesz_ sza _dumu-mesz_ ri-isz-{d}utu _di#-ku5#_ | and 4 male slaves belonging to the sons of Rīš-Sîn the judge |
| 15 | {disz}{d}suen-i-ri-ba-am u3 _szesz-mesz_-szu | Sîn-iribam and his brothers |
| 16 | qa2-du-um _zi3-kaskal_ s,i-im-da# | together with the flour of the road |
| 17 | a-na _a-sza3 gu2-un_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _gal-ukken#-[na_ x (x)] x | for the field of the talents of Sîn-mušallim the chief minister ... |
| 18 | t,u2-ur-da-a-ma# | Ṭurdama |
| 19 | _sze_-am sza# _a-sza3 gu2-un#_-[szu] | the barley of the field of his talents |
| 20 | e-ma u2-ka-al-la#-[mu-szu-nu-ti] | wherever he holds them back |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-s,i-du# | may they guard. |
| 2 | u3 li-sze-lu-u2 | and they should bring. |
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