LIH 042 (P275117)

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 023154

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. tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am i-na a-ma-ri#-[im]
4. {disz}a-bi-ia-tum _dumu_ i3-li2-gim-la-an-ni
5. _lu2_ ka-si-pa-nu{ki} _sza3_ we-du-tim
6. {disz}in-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu
7. _lu2_ gu-ub-rum{ki} _gu2 i7 edin-na_
8. _sza3 dumu-mesz giri3-se3-ga_
9. {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ra-bi
10. _lu2_ {iri}a-ha-am-nu-ta{ki} _sza3_ larsa{ki}
11. [3(disz) _sza3] ugula_ im-gur-{d}en-lil2
12. {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}mar-tu
13. _lu2_ {iri}a-ha-am-nu-ta _sza3_ larsa{ki}
14. _sza3 dumu-mesz masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
15. {disz}e-tel-pi4-esz18-dar _dumu_ {d}suen-i-tu-ra-am
16. _lu2_ za-gi-nu-um{ki}
17. _sza3 ugula_ na-bi-{d}suen
reverse
1. {disz}i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}mar-tu
2. _lu2_ {iri}giri3-ni-i3-sa6{ki}
3. {disz}in-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ hi-su-um
4. _lu2_ {d}en-lil2-gar-ra{ki}
5. {disz}i3-li2-ba-ni-i _dumu_ ma-an-nu-um-ma-hi-ir-szu
6. _lu2_ larsa{ki}
7. 3(disz) _sza3 ugula_ be-la-kum
8. 4(disz) _sza3 dumu-mesz ensi2_
9. 8(disz) _erin2_ sza li-ti-ka
10. sza a-na ma-az-za-asz2-ti-szu-nu
11. la il-li-ku-nim
12. szu-pur a-wi-le-e szu-nu-ti
13. li-it-ru-ni-ik-kum
14. ma-as,-s,a-ri szu-uk-na-asz-szu-nu-szi-im-ma
15. a-na babila2{ki}
16. szu-[ri-a-asz]-szu#-nu#-ti#

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/P275117

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 023154
Accession Number 1897-05-13, 0052

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.23154
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1897-0513-52

References

  • primary: LIH, 042

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

  • history: AbB 2, 42

    [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 13:27:14 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 08:18:48 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-06 at 07:41:24 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 042 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275117.
LIH 042 artifact entry (No. P275117). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275117 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275117 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275117},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275117},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“LIH 042 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275117.
LIH 042 artifact entry (No. P275117). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275117 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275117 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275117},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275117},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275117
LB  - CDLI:P275117
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - LIH 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275117
ER  -
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