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LIH 090 (P275163)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 090 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275163 |
| Museum no. | BM 027249 |
| 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 sa#-am#-su#-i-lu-na-nu-ur2#-[ma-tim] | to Samsu-iluna-nur |
| 2 | {disz}a-wi#-il-{d}na-bi#-[um] | Awīl-Nabium |
| 3 | {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum | Tarībatum |
| 4 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}marduk# | Ibni-Marduk |
| 5 | u3 ri-isz-{d}utu | and Rīš-Utu |
| 6 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 7 | um-ma a-bi-e-szu-uh-ma | Abī-ešuh says thus: |
| 8 | {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam _kar_ zimbir{ki} u3 _di#-[ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki}] | Sîn-iddinam, governor of Sippar, and the judges of Sippar |
| 9 | ki-a-am isz-pu-ru-nim um-ma szu-nu-[ma] | he wrote to me thus: "They |
| 10 | a-na i-din-esz18-dar _dam-gar3 lu2_ zimbir#[{ki}] | to Iddin-Ištar merchant of Sippar |
| 11 | sza i-na kar-{d}utu{ki} wa-asz-bu | who dwells in Kar-Šamaš |
| 12 | asz-szum _2(disz) sila4# hi-a_ ne-me-et-ti-szu | Concerning the 2 lambs, his nēmttu-gifts |
| 13 | le-qe2-e-em-ma | take, and |
| 14 | [a]-na# zimbir{ki} a-la-ki-im | to Sippar to go |
| 15 | [ni]-isz-pu-ur-szum-ma | we sent to him, and |
| 16 | [_sila4 hi-a_] ne-me-et-ta-szu | a lamb for his own consumption |
| 17 | [u2-ul il]-qi2-a-am-ma | he did not take, and |
| 18 | [a-na] zimbir#{ki} u2-ul il-li-kam | did not come to Sippar |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ki-a-am] isz-pu-ru-nim# | as he wrote to me |
| 2 | [ki-ma] tup#-pi2 an-ni-a-am ta-am-ma-ra | You will see it like this tablet. |
| 3 | [{disz}i]-din-esz18-dar _dam-gar3 lu2_ zimbir#{ki#} | Iddin-Ištar merchant of Sippar |
| 4 | [qa2-du]-um _sila4 hi-a_ ne-me-et-ti#-[szu] | together with his sheep and goats |
| 5 | [a-na] zimbir{ki} | to Sippar |
| 6 | t,u2#-ur-da-nim-ma | Ṭurdanima |
| 7 | _sila4 hi-a_ ne-me-et-ta-szu | a male lamb, his nanny, |
| 8 | li-pu-ul | may he do. |
Sources & licences
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