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LIH 104 (P275177)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LIH 104 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275177 |
| Museum no. | BM 086287 + BM 086294 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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 ...] | to ... |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma sa]-am#-su#-i-lu-na-ma | Thus Samsu-iluna |
| 4 | _erin2 ug3-IL2 nig2-szu_ {d}nanna-ibila-ma-an-szum2# | (labor-)troops and porters under the authority of Nanna-ibila-manšum |
| 5 | a-na _bad3_ sza zimbir{ki}-am-na-nu | to the wall of Sippar-amnānu |
| 6 | ku-usz-szu-ri-im | of Kušṣrim, |
| 7 | a-na zimbir{ki} i-il-la-ku-nim | to Sippar they shall go |
| 8 | _elam-ma_ zimbir{ki} | Elam and Sippar |
| 9 | a-na _erin2 ug3-IL2_ szu-a-ti na-s,a-ri-im | to the troops of that porter, the guard |
| 10 | u2-ki-in# | he established |
| 11 | x (x) x x [x (x) i]-na# zimbir{ki} wa-asz-bu | ... who dwells in Sippar |
| 12 | _erin2_ x [x x x (x)] x [(x) (x)] | troops ... |
| 13 | li-[...] | May ... . |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [... szu]-a-ti | ... that ... |
| 2 | [...] x zimbir{ki} | ... Sippar |
| 3 | [... li-sza]-al#-li-mu | ... may they be whole. |
| 4 | [_bad3_ (x) (x) (x)] u2-ka-asz-sza-ru | The wall ... they will make supreme. |
| 5 | [x x (x)]-x-nu _erin2 ug3-IL2_ szu-a-ti# | ... ..., the troops of that porter |
| 6 | [li]-is,#-s,u2-ru | may they guard. |
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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