LIH 040 (P275115)

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 023152

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. a-na _ugula-mesz ma2-i3-dub_ sza li-ti-ka
5. szu-pu-ur-ma
6. ki-ma i-na _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 3(u)-kam_
7. qa2-du-um _ma2-i3-dub_-szu-nu#
8. a-na babila2{ki} sa3-na-qi2-im
9. li-ma-ad-di-du-ma
10. pa-ni _ma2-i3-dub_-szu-nu
11. ga-am-ri-im
12. li-is,-ba-tu-nim
reverse
1. i-na _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 3(u)-kam_
2. a-na babila2{ki}
3. li-is-ni-qu2-nim
4. u3 tap-pu-ut _ugula-mesz ma2-i3-dub_
5. a-li-ik-ma
6. e-ma _ma2#-i3-dub_-szu-nu ka-lu#-ma
7. mu-s,a-a-am la i-szu-u2
8. li-sze-lu-nim-ma
9. a-na ha-de-nim sza asz-pu-ra-ak#-kum#
10. la u2-la-ap-pa-tu-nim
  blank space

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/P275115

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 023152
Accession Number 1897-05-13, 0050

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.23152
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1897-0513-50

References

  • primary: LIH, 040

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

  • history: AbB 2, 40

    [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
2023-08-19 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 08:18:22 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-06 at 07:41:23 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 040 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275115.
LIH 040 artifact entry (No. P275115). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275115 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275115 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275115},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275115},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
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Cite this Artifact

“LIH 040 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275115.
LIH 040 artifact entry (No. P275115). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275115 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275115 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275115},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275115},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275115
LB  - CDLI:P275115
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - LIH 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275115
ER  -
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