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LIH 091 (P275164)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 091 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275164 |
| Museum no. | BM 027254 |
| 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}]marduk#-na-s,i-ir | to Marduk-nāṣir |
| 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 | [{disz}]{d}suen-mu-sza-lim _gala-mah_ an-nu-ni-tum | Sîn-mušallim, the chief lamentation-priest of Annunitum |
| 6 | [ki]-a-am u2-lam-mi-da-an-ni | thus he gave me |
| 7 | [um]-ma# szu-ma | thus he: |
| 8 | [{disz}nu]-ur2#-{d}kab-ta _sanga_ an-nu-ni-tum | Nur-Kabta, the priest of Annunitum |
| 9 | [_lu2_] zimbir{ki}-[am]-na#-nu-um | the man of Sippar |
| 10 | [_a]-sza3 ensi2-mesz_ sza an-nu-ni-tum# | field of the governors of Annunitum |
| 11 | [i]-te-ne-er#-ri-isz# | he made surpassing. |
| 12 | [u3] a-na a-wi-le-e ir-[x x (x) (x)] | and to a man ... |
| 13 | [x] ta#-na-ad-di#-[in x x x (x) (x)] | ... you will give ... |
| 14 | [x x x (x)] _a-sza3_ x [x x x (x) (x)] | ... field ... |
| 15 | [x x x x (x)] x ik-ki-ir# [x (x) (x)] | ... he sealed ... |
| 16 | [x x x x (x) (x)] ni x [x (x) (x)] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x x (x)] ir x [x x x x (x) (x)] | ... ... |
| 2' | [i-te]-ne-er#-ri-szu | he has imposed upon him |
| 3' | [x x (x)] sza {d}utu _e2 di-ku5-kalam-ma#_ | of Šamaš, the temple of the judges of the country |
| 4' | [x x (x)] {d}ne3-eri11-gal | of Nergal |
| 5' | [sza {d}suen]-mu#-sza-lim _gala-mah_ an-nu-ni-tum# | of Sîn-mušallim the chief lamentation-priest Annunitum |
| 6' | [u2-ka]-al#-la-mu-ku-nu-ti | they will hold you back. |
| 7' | [a-na] babila2#{ki} tu2-ur#-da#-nim#-ma | to Babylon return, and |
| 8' | [wa-ar]-ka-tum li-ip-pa-ri-is | May the wailing be dispelled. |
Sources & licences
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