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LIH 088 (P275161)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 088 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275161 |
| Museum no. | BM 026970 |
| 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 a-bi-e-szu-uh-ma# | Abī-ešuh says thus: |
| 5 | asz-szum sza ta-asz-pu-ra-nim um-ma at-tu-nu-ma | [Concerning what] you wrote to me: "You (are) |
| 6 | i-na _kar i7_ ir-ni-na | at the port of the Irnina canal |
| 7 | 2(disz) szu-szi _us2_ sza-at-ti-sza-am _e2-gal_ i-ip-pe2-esz | 2 sixty, the length of a šātti-sham, the palace shall perform. |
| 8 | 2(u) 4(disz) _us2_ ni-nu ni-ip-pe2-esz | 24 lengths we measured out. |
| 9 | i-na-an-na mi-lum il-li-kam-ma | Now, what has he done? |
| 10 | _i7_ ir-ni-na a-na _bad3 kar_ is-sa3-ni#-iq# | the Irnina canal to the wall of the quay he crossed. |
| 11 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-nim | that you wrote to me |
| 12 | [a-na] _lu2#-mesz_ szu-ut pi2-ha-a-tim sza i-na zimbir{ki} wa-asz-bu | to the men of the rebellion who are stationed in Sippar |
| 13 | [it]-ta-asz-pa-ar | has written |
| 14 | [it]-ti# _erin2_ bi-ir-tim sza i-na zimbir{ki} wa-asz-bu | together with the bīr-tum troops who were stationed in Sippar |
| 15 | [_erin2_ sza] sza-ka-nim i-sza-ak-ka-nu-ma | the troops of the prefect shall place, and |
| 16 | [i-na mi]-iq#-tim _kar i7_ ir-ni-na | at the crossing of the Irnina canal |
| 17 | [u2]-da-an-na-nu | he shall renew. |
| 18 | [u3 i-na] _sahar# hi#-a kar_ sza _i7#_ [buranun-tim] | and in the dust of the port of the Euphrates |
| 19 | [u2-sza-asz-pa-ku] | I will send to you |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [ki-ma] is#-sa3-an-qu2#-ni#-ik-[ku-nu-szi-im] | when he had seized you |
| 2' | [ga-mi]-ir# s,a-bi-it# _a-sza3#_-[im] | the owner of the field |
| 3' | [di]-ki-i-ma# | to you, and |
| 4' | [it-ti] _erin2#_ bi-[ir]-tim | with the rest of the troops |
| 5' | [i-na _sahar hi-a] kar#_ sza# _i7_ buranun#-tim# | From the earth of the quay of the Euphrates |
| 6' | [li-sza]-asz#-pi2-ku | may he write to you. |
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