LIH 054 (P275127)

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 092677

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] ib#-ni-{d}suen
2. [_dumu_ {d}]marduk#-na-s,i-ir
3. [qi2]-bi2-ma
4. [um-ma] am#-mi-s,a-du-qa2-ma
5. [bu]-qu2-mu
6. [i]-na# _e2_ a-ki-tim isz-sza-ak-ka-an
7. [ki]-ma# tup#-pi2 an-ni-a-am
8. ta#-am-ma-ra
9. [pa]-ni _u8 udu# hi-a_ sza te-re-wa-a
10. s,a#-ab-ta-nim
11. [u3] ka-ni-ka-at _u8 udu hi-a_
12. [sza] a-na s,i-i-tim tu-sze-s,i-a
13. li#-qi2-a-nim-ma
14. [a]-na# babila2{ki}
15. al#-ka-a-nim
16. [la] tu#-la-ap-pa-ta-nim
17. [i-na] _iti udru{duru5} u4 6(disz)#-kam#_
18. [a-na] babila2{ki#}
reverse
1. [si2-in-qa2]-nim

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/P275127

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 092677
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0329

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.92677
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-329

References

  • primary: LIH, 054

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

  • history: AbB 2, 52

    [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
2018-09-04 at 07:36:08 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 054 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275127.
LIH 054 artifact entry (No. P275127). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275127 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275127 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275127},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275127},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“LIH 054 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275127.
LIH 054 artifact entry (No. P275127). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275127 (Original work published 2005)
LIH 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275127 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024LIH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {LIH 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275127},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275127},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275127
LB  - CDLI:P275127
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - LIH 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275127
ER  -
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