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LFBD 18 (P370830)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LFBD 18 |
|---|---|
| ID | P370830 |
| Museum no. | JRL 0902 |
| Collection | John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
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 gi-mil#-[li-ia] | to Gimilliya |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma pe-[ru]-ru#-tum#-[ma] | Thus Perrutum: |
| 4 | be-li2 {d}marduk u3 be-el-ti | my lord Marduk and my lady |
| 5 | asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi | As for me, forever |
| 6 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 7 | ma-ar si-bu-ta | from the side of the street |
| 8 | ki-ma a-ra-ad-ka | like a ... |
| 9 | u2-la-mi ti-de-[e] | you will know. |
| 10 | isz-tu du-ri-[im-ma?] | from the day |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-ka-[x x]-szu [x x] | his ... |
| 2 | u2-ul#-la#-nu-um-[ma?] | without him |
| 3 | i-nu-u2-ma# ma#-am-ma-an | When nobody |
| 4 | la i-sa-ab-bu-kum | shall not seize you |
| 5 | szu li-is-bi | may he release. |
Sources & licences
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