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LIH 085 (P275158)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 085 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275158 |
| Museum no. | BM 026961 |
| 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 ib#-ni#-{d}utu# | to Ibni-šamaš |
| 2 | {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam# | Sîn-iddinam |
| 3 | _kar_ zimbir{ki} u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki} | the quay of Sippar and the judges of Sippor |
| 4 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 5 | um#-ma a-bi-e-szu-uh-ma# | Abī-ešuh says thus: |
| 6 | _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri u3 _{gesz}gigir hi-a_ sza _erin2#_ ka-asz-szi-i | the craftsmen and the chariots of the Kassite troops |
| 7 | isz-tu babila2{ki} a-na zimbir{ki}-ia#-ah#-ru#-rum i-il-la-ku | from Babylon to Sippar-Yaḫrum they will go |
| 8 | i-na _iti du6-ku3 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam_ | in the month of Tašrītu, 24th day |
| 9 | i-sa-an-ni-qu2-ni-ik-ku-nu-szi-im | they shall take from you. |
| 10 | tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri-im | This tablet, at the beginning |
| 11 | 5(disz) szu-szi _dug dida ka-du3_ | 5 šuši jugs of kadu-flour |
| 12 | i-na bi-ti _lu2-kurun2-na-mesz_ sza zimbir{ki}-am-na-nu li-qi2-a-ma | in the house of the kurunnu-officials of Sippar may he give me, and |
| 13 | re-sza-am li-ki-il-lu | May the head be pacified. |
| 14 | i-nu-ma# i-sza-ap-pa-ru-ni-ik-ku-nu-szi-im | When they write to you, |
| 15 | _dug x hi-a_ a-na zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum szu-bi-la-nim-ma | Send me a ...-vessel to Sippar-Yaḫrum, so that |
| 16 | u3 asz-szum# _sze_-im a-na# _lu2-kurun2-na-mesz_ | and concerning the barley to the brewers |
| 17 | na-da-nim# sza ta-asz-pu#-ra#-nim | The tribute that you wrote to me |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | it-ta-aq-bi | he has said |
| 2 | _sze_-am i-na zimbir{ki} | barley in Sippar |
| 3 | a-na _lu2-kurun2-na-mesz_ | to the fatteners |
| 4 | i-na-ad-di-nu | they will give. |
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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