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LIH 087 (P275160)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 087 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275160 |
| Museum no. | BM 026969 |
| 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 [ni-id-na]-at#-{d}suen | to Nidnat-Sîn |
| 2 | qi2-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-bi#-[e]-szu-uh-ma | Abi-ešuh says thus: |
| 4 | _ma2-i3-dub 1(gesz2) gur_ ne-me-et-ti# | a barge of 60 gur capacity |
| 5 | _ugula ma2-lah5_ zimbir{ki}-am-na#-nim# | foreman of the boatmen of Sippar-amnānum |
| 6 | a-na _sze_-im sza ma-gal de#-ke#-e-em# | for the barley of a great amount of grain |
| 7 | i-si-hu#-x | Isihu |
| 8 | ki-ma tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am | like this tablet |
| 9 | ta-am-ma-ru | you see. |
| 10 | _ma2-i3-dub 1(gesz2) gur_ ne-me-et-ti | a barge of 60 gur capacity |
| 11 | _ugula ma2-lah5_ zimbir{ki}-am-na-nim | foreman of the boatmen of Sippar-amnānum, |
| 12 | x x [x x (x) (x)] _lu2#_ sza#-ad-di-di-i-_mesz_ | ... the shaddītu-officials |
| 13 | [x x x x x x (x)]-x-tim | ......; |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | u3 _ma2-[i3-dub_ x] x [x] x x | and the boatman ... |
| 2' | i-na# _iti sig4-a u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam#_ | In the month of Simanu, the 25th day |
| 3' | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 4' | li-is-ni-qa2-am | may he cut off. |
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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