LIH 028 (P275103)

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 023120

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 qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma
3. asz-szum sze-im mi-ki-is _a-sza3_-im
4. sza ib-ni-{d}mar-tu sza i-na qa2-at e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk
5. a-na ib-ni-{d}mar-tu na-da-nim
6. sza isz-ta-ap-ra-ak-kum-ma um-ma at-ta-ma
7. {disz}e-tel-pi2-{d}marduk ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am um-ma szu-ma
8. it-ti _a-sza3_-im sza ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
9. _a-sza3_-am a-hi-a-am e-ri#-isz-ma
10. sze-um a-szar isz-te-en#-ma# sza-pi2-ik
11. i-na _{gesz}tukul_ sza _dingir_ sze-am ma#-[la] i-na _a-sza3_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
12. ib-ba-szu-u2
13. li-bi-ir-ru-ma mi-ik-sa-am li-il-qu2-u2
14. ki-a-am iq-bi-ma
15. s,u2-ha-ar ib-ni-{d}mar-tu u2-ul im-gur
16. um-ma szu-ma
reverse
1. ba-lum ib-ni-{d}mar-tu u2-ul ub#-ta#-ar#
2. ki-a-am iq-bi-ma
3. it-ta-la-ak
4. sze-am ma-la i-na _a-sza3_-szu ib-ba-szu-u2
5. i-na _{gesz}tukul_ sza _dingir_ u2-ba-ar-ru-ma
6. mi-ik-sa-am i-na-ad-di-nu-szum
7. sza ta-asz-pur-am
8. ki-ma ta-asz-pur-am
9. sze-am ma-la i-na _a-sza3_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
10. ib-szu-u2
11. i-na _{gesz}tukul_ sza _dingir_ li-bi-ir-ru-u2-ma
12. sze-am mi-ki-is _a-sza3_-szu
13. {disz}ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
14. a-pu-ul
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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/P275103

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 023120
Accession Number 1897-05-13, 0018

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.23120
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1897-0513-18

References

  • primary: LIH, 028

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

  • history: AbB 2, 28

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

  • history: AS 16, p.217-224, p. 220

    [Harris1965weapon] Harris, Rivkah. 1965. “The Journey of the Divine Weapon.” In Studies in Honor of Benno Landsberger on His Seventy-Fifth Birthday, April 21, 1965, 217–24. Assyriological Studies 16. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-03-08 at 08:15:37 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-28 at 01:22:35 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 028 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275103.
LIH 028 artifact entry (No. P275103). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275103 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275103 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275103},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“LIH 028 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275103.
LIH 028 artifact entry (No. P275103). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275103 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275103 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275103},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275103
LB  - CDLI:P275103
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - LIH 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275103
ER  -
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