LIH 017 (P275092)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012840

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam]
2. [qi2-bi2-ma]
3. um-ma ha-am#-[mu-ra]-pi2#-ma#
4. tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am
5. i-na a-ma-ri-im
6. {disz}i3-li2-ma-a-bi _dumu_ a-pil2-{d}mar-tu
7. _lu2_ du6-isz-ta-AZ-ri-i{ki}
8. _sza3_-u2 ri-mi-ia
9. {disz}kesz3{ki}-i-din-nam _dumu_ u-bar-{d}suen
10. _lu2_ ka-ru-um{ki} _ki-ta_
11. _sza3_-u2 a-na-s,il2-li2-e-mi-id#
12. 2(disz) _sza3 dumu-mesz ensi2-mesz_
reverse
1. {disz}li-t,ul-dingir _dumu_ im-gur-{d}suen#
2. _sza3 dumu-mesz masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
3. 3(disz) _erin2 sza3 erin2 ka2 e2-gal_
4. sza a-na# ma-az-za-asz2-ti-szu-nu
5. la il-li-ku-nim
6. szu-pur a-wi-le-e szu-nu-ti
7. li-it-ru-ni-ik-kum
8. ma#-[as,]-s,a-ri szu-uk-na-asz-szu-nu-szi-im-ma#
9. a-na ma-ah-ri-ia
10. szu#-ri#-a-[asz]-szu#-nu-ti
  blank space broken

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P275092

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 012840
Accession Number 1896-03-26, 0032

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0326-32

References

  • primary: LIH, 017

    [King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi. Luzac & co.

  • history: AbB 2, 17

    [Frankena1966AbB2] Frankena, Rintje. 1966. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (LIH Und CT 2 - 33). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 2. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-25 at 15:44:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-03-08 at 08:14:48 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-28 at 08:03:37 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-28 at 00:18:50 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“LIH 017 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275092.
LIH 017 artifact entry (No. P275092). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275092 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 017 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275092 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275092},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275092},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P275092
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - LIH 017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275092
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“LIH 017 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275092.
LIH 017 artifact entry (No. P275092). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275092 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 017 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275092 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275092},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275092},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275092
LB  - CDLI:P275092
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - LIH 017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275092
ER  -
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