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LIH 089 (P275162)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 089 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275162 |
| Museum no. | BM 027248 |
| 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}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 | _lu2_ qa2-ab-ba-u2-um# | the man of Qabbum |
| 6 | ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-[am] | he wrote thus: |
| 7 | um-ma szu-ma# | Thus Šu: |
| 8 | _sag-geme2-ARAD_ ha-al-qu2#-[um] | slave of Ḫalqum |
| 9 | sza# la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu# | of Lamasani, nadītu of Utu |
| 10 | i-na zimbir{ki}-am-na#-nim# | in Sippar |
| 11 | i-ba-asz-szi# | there is |
| 12 | ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-[am] | he wrote thus: |
| 13 | 1(disz) _ra2-gaba_ | 1 sailor |
| 14 | u3 _lu2_ qa2-ab-ba-am# | and a man speaking |
| 15 | at,-t,ar-dam# | I have sent. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma is-sa3-an-qu2-ni-ik#-ku#-nu-szi#-[im] | like he has slain you |
| 2 | _sag-geme2-ARAD_ sza _lu2_ qa2-ab-ba-u2 | slave woman of the man of the qabbû |
| 3 | u2-ka#-al-la-mu | shall hold. |
| 4 | a-na _ra2-gaba_ sza at,-ru-dam pi2-iq#-[da-ma] | to the courier who I sent, entrusted. |
| 5 | a-na babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 6 | li-ir-di-a-am-ma | may he lead me, and |
| 7 | x [x x x (x)] x li [x x] x x | ... ... |
Sources & licences
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