LIH 049 (P275122)

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 013936

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-dingir
2. e2-ra-bi
3. u3 gaz-{d}suen
4. qi2-bi2-ma
5. um-ma sa-am-su-i-lu-na-ma
6. _sze_-am a-na na-kam-tim sza _e2_ {d}utu sza larsa{ki}
7. _nig2-szu_ ig-mil-{d}suen
8. sza ta-at-ta-ad-na lu-u2 ta-at-ta-ad-na
9. isz-tu i-na-an-na
10. i-na _sze_-im sza i-na qa2-ti-ku-nu
11. i-ba-asz-szu-u2
12. _sze_-am a-na zi-mi _sza3-gal_ na-kam-tum sza _e2_ {d}utu
13. sza i-na-an-na iz-za-az-zu
14. up-pi2-sza-ma
15. id-na
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P275122

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013936
Accession Number 1896-04-02, 0036

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0402-36

References

  • primary: LIH, 049

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

  • history: AbB 2, 47

    [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
2018-09-04 at 06:39:22 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2005-10-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“LIH 049 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275122.
LIH 049 artifact entry (No. P275122). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275122 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 049 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275122 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275122},
}


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TI  - LIH 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275122
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“LIH 049 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275122.
LIH 049 artifact entry (No. P275122). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275122 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 049 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275122 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275122},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275122
LB  - CDLI:P275122
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - LIH 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275122
ER  -
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